Hēttáō — G2274

Definition

verb

to make worse, i.e. vanquish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to rate lower

1. STRONGS NT 2274

Usually translated as

overcome, be inferior

Origin

from the same as G2276

• hḗtton (G2276)

Occurrences

Hēttáō occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Corinthians (1), 2 Peter (2)

• 2 Corinthians 12:13 — For what is it wherein ye were inferior (ἡσσώθητε) to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.
• 2 Peter 2:19 — While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome (ἥττηται), of the same is he brought in bondage.
• 2 Peter 2:20 — For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome (ἡττῶνται), the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.