Greek · Strong's G2274
ἡττάω
hettaohayt-tah'-o
to make worse, i.e. vanquish (literally or figuratively)
1890 spelling: hēttáō
- η8
- τ300
- τ300
- α1
- ω800
Isopsephy 1,409
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to make worse, i.e. vanquish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to rate lower
Rendered in the KJV as
be inferior, overcome.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- ἡσσώθητε1
- ἥττηται,1
- ἡττῶνται,1
How it is rendered · 3
- has been subdued,1
- they are subdued,1
- you were inferior1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 2nd person plural1
- verb · present deponent, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · perfect (done, and it stands) deponent, statement · 3rd person singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-API-2P · 1
- V-PNI-3P · 1
- V-RNI-3S · 1
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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2 Peter2 occurrences
- 2 Peter 2:19ἥττηται,hēttētaiverb · perfect (done, and it stands) deponent, statement · 3rd person singularThey promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.here: has been subdued,
- 2 Peter 2:20ἡττῶνται,hēttōntaiverb · present deponent, statement · 3rd person pluralIf indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.here: they are subdued,