What does ἀνεκτότερος (anektóteros) mean in the Bible?
ἀνεκτότερος (anektóteros): Comparative form meaning "more bearable/tolerable"; used to judge relative severity of judgment across towns.
Greek · G414
ἀνεκτότερος
More endurable
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ἀνεκτότερος G414
Pronunciation anektóteros
What does ἀνεκτότερος (anektóteros) mean in the Bible?
ἀνεκτότερος (anektóteros): Comparative form meaning "more bearable/tolerable"; used to judge relative severity of judgment across towns.
Full entry for ἀνεκτότερος (G414) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G414?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include more bearable (5).
Where does ἀνεκτότερος (anektóteros) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 10:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (3), Luke (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It more bearable 5× Matthew 10:15, Matthew 11:22, Matthew 11:24, Luke 10:12
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Matthew 10:15 ἀνεκτότερον to more bearable Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative Matthew 11:22 ἀνεκτότερον to more bearable Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative Matthew 11:24 ἀνεκτότερον to more bearable Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative Luke 10:12 ἀνεκτότερον to more bearable Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative Luke 10:14 ἀνεκτότερον to more bearable Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 10:15
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 2
Matthew 3 Luke 2
Source forms
ἀνεκτότερον 5x anektoteron Matthew 10:15, Matthew 11:22, Matthew 11:24, Luke 10:12
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative 5x Matthew 10:15, Matthew 11:22, Matthew 11:24, Luke 10:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Comparative form meaning "more bearable/tolerable"; used to judge relative severity of judgment across towns.
Strong's G414
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 10:13–16 Source Gloss
more endurable
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 10:15 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
ἀνεκτότερον anektoteron
endurable, tolerable
Read verse Matthew 11:22 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
ἀνεκτότερον anektoteron
endurable, tolerable
Read verse Matthew 11:24 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
ἀνεκτότερον anektoteron
endurable, tolerable
Read verse Mark 6:11 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
ἀνεκτότερον anektoteron
endurable, tolerable
Read verse Luke 10:12 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
ἀνεκτότερον anektoteron
endurable, tolerable
Read verse Luke 10:14 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
ἀνεκτότερον anektoteron
endurable, tolerable
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
more tolerable
Word Origins
ἀνεκτότερος is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Indicates degrees of accountability in judgment. Luke 10:13–16
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain