Lexical Definition

‎χείρων‎ cheírōn (khi'-rone) worse than ^G:A
irregular comparative of ‎κακός‎

sorer, worse.

• from an obsolete equivalent (of uncertain derivation)
• more evil or aggravated (physically, mentally or morally)

Abbott-Smith

χείρων, -ον, compar. of κακός [in LXX: I Ki 17:43 B, Wi 15:18 17:6, III Mac 5:20 * ;]
worse: Mt 9:16 12:45 27:64, Mk 2:21, Lk 11:26, Jo 5:14, I Ti 5:8, He 10:29, II Pe 2:20; εἰς (ἐπὶ) τὸ χεῖρον, Mk 5:26, II Ti 3:13.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

χείρων, ὁ, ἡ,

neuter χεῖρον, genitive -ονος, accusative -ονα: nominative and accusative plural χείρονες, -ας, χείρονα, contraction in Attic dialect Prose χείρους, χείρ; dative χείροσι, poetry χειρόνεσσι [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—(for Epic dialect form χερείων, poetry χειρότερος, χερειότερος, (see entry).):—irregular comparative of κακός: (χείρων from *χερ-yων, compare χερείων):

__I of persons, mcaner, inferior, either in bodily strength and bravery, or in rank, opposed to ἀρείων, [χείρων 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 20.434; τοῦ γένετ᾽ ἐκ πατρὸς πολὺ χείρονος υἱὸς ἀμείνων 15.641, compare 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 20.82; ἦ πολὺ χείρονες ἄνδρες ἀμύμονος ἀνδρὸς ἄκοιτιν μνῶνται 21.325 ">Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to κρείσσων, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.2 later in moral sense, worse than others, sometimes almost like a positive, knave, opposed to ἀγαθός, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ χ., opposed to οἱ ἀγαθοί, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.2.b χ. βίος, opposed to ἀμείνων,[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.3 worse in quality, inferior, of horses, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: inferior, less skilful, ἰητροί [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ζωγράφοι, δημιουργοί, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χ. τὴν ψυχήν, τὴν διάνοιαν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; with infinitive, χ. ἡμῶν ταῦτα ποιεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐδὲν χείρους ἔσεσθε.. ἀκηκοότες you will be none the worse for having heard.., [Refs 4th c.BC+]; less kind, μὴ χ. περὶ ἡμᾶς αὐτοὺς εἶναι.. τῶν ὑπαρχόντων [Refs]
__II of things, inferior in quality, ἄεθλον [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II.2 worse, harder, more severe, νόσος [NT+5th c.BC+]
__III neuter,
__III.1 as a substantive, τὸ χ. inferiority, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; but mostly in phrases with Preps., ἐπὶ τὸ χ. τρέπεσθαι, κλῖναι, fall off, get worse, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀλλοιοῦσθαι ἐπὶ τὸ χ., opposed to ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; also πάντα ὑποπτεύοντες ἐπὶ τὸ χ. putting the worst construction on.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in the lower sense, opposed to κατὰ τὸ κρεῖττον, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.2 as a predicate, ἀλλὰ σοὶ αὐτῷ χ. (i.e. ἐστί or ἔσται) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; with a negative, οὐ χ. [ἐστι] with infinitive, we may as well, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; simply οὐ χεῖρον, in an answer, it is as well, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.3 as adverb, worse, χ. βουλεύσασθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βιῶναι, ζῆν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.3.b in inferior degree, less, ἀγαπᾶν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B superlative χείριστος, η, ον, worst, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ χ., opposed to ὁ βέλτιστος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]men of lowest degrce, [Refs 5th c.BC+]. adverb χείριστα [Refs 4th c.BC+] also -τως [LXX]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Heb.10.29}