KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: More excellent, more fitting, or to a greater degree. Sense 2: To improve or make better.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 29:19
Complete exact-word concordance
Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
Being made so much better then the Angels, as hee hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent Name then they.
But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.
But beloued, wee are perswaded better things of you, and things that accompany saluation, though we thus speake.
And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.
And without all contradiction, the lesse is blessed of the better.
For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
For the Law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did: by the which wee draw nigh vnto God.
1611 marginal noteOr, but it was the bringing in.
By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
By so much was Iesus made a suertie of a better Testament.
But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministerie, by how much also he is the Mediatour of a better Couenant, which was established vpon better promises.
It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heauens should bee purified with these, but the heauenly things themselues with better sacrifices then these.
For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.
For yee had compassion of me in my bonds, and tooke ioyfully the spoyling of your goods, knowing in your selues that yee haue in heauen a better and an induring substance.
But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
But now they desire a better countrey, that is, an heauenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to bee called their God: for he hath prepared for thē a city.
Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
Women receiued their dead raised to life againe: and others were tortured, not accepting deliuerance, that they might obtaine a better resurrection.
1611 marginal note2.Macc. 7.7.
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Historical English dictionary sources
With more affection; in a higher degree. More correctly, or fully. With superior excellence.
