Lexical Definition

‎ἥττον‎ hḗtton (hate'-ton) less/worse ^G:A
neuter of comparative of (slightly) used for that of ‎κακός‎

less, worse.

• worse (as noun)
• by implication, less (as adverb)

Abbott-Smith

ἥσσων (Rec. ἥττ-, the Attic literary form), ἧσσον,
inferior, less; neut., τὸ ἧ., adverbially, less: II Co 12:15; εἰς τὸ ἧ., for the worse (opp. to κρεῖττον): I Co 11:17.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἥσσων,

ἧσσον, genitive ονος; Attic dialect ἥττων, Ionic dialect ἥσσων (not ἕσσων) [Refs 5th c.BC+]:

__I with genitive person, inferior; especially in force, weaker, αἴθ᾽ ὅσον ἥ. εἰμὶ τόσον σέο φέρτερος εἴην [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of horses, [Refs]; ῥώμῃ ἥσσονες τῶν Περσέων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔς τι in a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]infinitive modi, ἥσς. τινὸς θέειν not so good at running, [Refs]; οὐδενὸς ἥσς. γνῶναι second to none in judging, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἱππεύειν ἥττ. τῶν ἡλίκων inferior to them in riding, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.2 absolutely, οἱ ἥσς. the weaker party, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; οὐχ ἥσσους γενέσθαι to have the best of it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ λαμβάνειν τὰ τῶν ἡττ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of things, τὸν ἥττω λόγον κρείττω ποιεῖν 'to make the worse appear the better cause', [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.2.b less, fewer, ἵνα πλείω μὲν ἀκούωμεν, ἥττονα δὲ λέγωμεν [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II with genitive of things, giving way or yielding to a thing, a slave to.. , τοῦ τῆσδ᾽ ἔρωτος εἰς ἅπανθ᾽ ἥσς. [Refs 5th c.BC+]: generally, unable to resist, τοῦ πεπρωμένου [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ ἥττους τῶν πόνων [ἵπποι] [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III neuter ἧσσον, ἧττον, as adverb, less, ὀλίγον δέ τί μ᾽ ἧσς. ἐτίμα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὁμοίως τε τρωθεὶς καὶ ἧσς. Hp.[same place]: mostly with Verbs, but also with adjectives, ἀριστοκρατίαι.. αἱ μὲν ἧττ., αἱ δὲ μᾶλλον μόνιμοι [Refs 4th c.BC+]: with a comparative, ἧττ. ἀκριβέστερον [Refs 1st c.BC+]., not a whit less, just as much, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐδὲν ἧσς., μηδὲν ἧσς., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; for τὸ μᾶλλον καὶ ἧττ., see at {μάλα}.