less/worse

Greek Adjective

ἥσσων (Rec. ἥττ, the Attic literary form), ἧσσων, inferior, less; neut, τὸ ἧ, adverbially, less: 2Co.12:15; εἰς τὸ ἧ, for the worse (opposite to κρεῖττον): 1Co.11:17. (AS)

less/worse

Greek Adjective

ἥσσων, ἧσσον, genitive ονος; Attic dialect ἥττων, Ionic dialect ἥσσων (not ἕσσων) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: I) with genitive person, inferior; especially in force, weaker, αἴθ᾽ ὅσον ἥ. εἰμὶ τόσον σέο φέρτερος εἴην [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of horses, [Refs]; ῥώμῃ ἥσσονες τῶν Περσέων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔς τι in a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]infinitive modi, ἥσς. τινὸς θέειν not so good at running, [Refs]; οὐδενὸς ἥσς. γνῶναι second to none in judging, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἱππεύειν ἥττ. τῶν ἡλίκων inferior to them in riding, [Refs 5th c.BC+] I.2) absolutely, οἱ ἥσς. the weaker party, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; οὐχ ἥσσους γενέσθαι to have the best of it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ λαμβάνειν τὰ τῶν ἡττ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of things, τὸν ἥττω λόγον κρείττω ποιεῖν 'to make the worse appear the better cause', [Refs 5th c.BC+] I.2.b) less, fewer, ἵνα πλείω μὲν ἀκούωμεν, ἥττονα δὲ λέγωμεν [Refs 4th c.BC+] II) with genitive of things, giving way or yielding to a thing, a slave to. , τοῦ τῆσδ᾽ ἔρωτος εἰς ἅπανθ᾽ ἥσς. [Refs 5th c.BC+]: generally, unable to resist, τοῦ πεπρωμένου [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ ἥττους τῶν πόνων [ἵπποι] [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) neuter ἧσσον, ἧττον, as adverb, less, ὀλίγον δέ τί μ᾽ ἧσς. ἐτίμα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὁμοίως τε τρωθεὶς καὶ ἧσς. Hp.[same place]: mostly with Verbs, but also with adjectives, ἀριστοκρατίαι. αἱ μὲν ἧττ, αἱ δὲ μᾶλλον μόνιμοι [Refs 4th c.BC+]: with a comparative, ἧττ. ἀκριβέστερον [Refs 1st c.BC+], not a whit less, just as much, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐδὲν ἧσς, μηδὲν ἧσς, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; for τὸ μᾶλλον καὶ ἧττ, see at {μάλα}.

Greek

Adjective

worse (as noun); by implication, less (as adverb); less, worse; neuter of comparative of (slightly) used for that of g2556 (κακός)