Difference between revisions of "Inferior"

<div> '''1: '''''Ἡττάομαι''''' ''' (Strong'S #2274 — Verb — hettaomai | hessaomai — hayt-tah'-o ) </div> <p> "to be less or inferior," is used in the Passive Voice, and translated "ye were made inferior," in &nbsp;2—Corinthians 12:13 , RV for AV, "ye were inferior," i.e., were treated with less consideration than other churches, through his independence in not receiving gifts from them. In &nbsp;2—Peter 2:19,20 it signifies to be overcome, in the sense of being subdued and enslaved. See Overcome. Cp. hesson, "less," &nbsp; 2—Corinthians 12:15; in &nbsp;1—Corinthians 11:17 , "worse;" hettema, "a loss, a spiritual defect," &nbsp;Romans 11:12; &nbsp;1—Corinthians 6:7 . Also elattoo, "to decrease, make lower," &nbsp;John 3:30; &nbsp;Hebrews 2:7,9 . </p>

<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' a.) Situated below some other organ; - said of a calyx when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior calyx. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' a.) Junior or subordinate in rank; as, an inferior officer. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' a.) Nearer the sun than the earth is; as, the inferior or interior planets; an inferior conjunction of [[Mercury]] or Venus. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) A person lower in station, rank, intellect, etc., than another. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' a.) On the side of a flower which is next the bract; anterior. </p> <p> '''(6):''' ''' (''' a.) Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath. </p> <p> '''(7):''' ''' (''' a.) Poor or mediocre; as, an inferior quality of goods. </p> <p> '''(8):''' ''' (''' a.) Below the horizon; as, the inferior part of a meridian. </p>

<p> INFE'RIOR, a. L. comp. from inferus, low. </p> 1. Lower in place. 2. Lower in station, age, or rank in life. [[Pay]] due respect to those who are superior in station, and due civility to those who are inferior. 3. Lower in excellence or value as a poem of inferior merit cloth of inferior quality or price. 4. Subordinate of less importance. [[Attend]] to health and safety ease and convenience are inferior considerations. <p> INFE'RIOR, n. A person who is younger, or of a lower station or rank in society. </p> <p> A person gets more by obliging his inferior, than by disdaining him. </p>