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ek´se -lent אדּיר , 'addı̄r , יתּיר , yattı̄r (Aramaic); διαφορώτερος , diaphorō̇teros , κράτιστος , krátistos ): The translation of various Hebrew words, chiefly of 'addı̄r , "great," "honorable" (Psalm 8:1 , Psalm 8:9; Psalm 16:3; Psalm 76:4 ); yattı̄r , "surpassing," is Aramaic, occurring in Daniel 2:31; Daniel 4:36; Daniel 5:12 , Daniel 5:14; Daniel 6:3 . Other words are bāḥar , "to glow," "try," "choose" (Song of Solomon 5:15 ); gā'ōn , "mounting," "swelling" (Isaiah 4:2; see EXCELLENCY ); gādhal , "to make or become great" (Isaiah 28:29 ), and other words occurring singly.

In the New Testament we have diaphorōteros , "greater," "better" (Hebrews 1:4; Hebrews 8:6 );.kratistos , "most excellent," "most noble" (Luke 1:3; Acts 23:26 ); tá diaphéronta , "things that differ," "are preëminent" (Romans 2:18; Philippians 1:10 ); megaloprepḗs , "becoming to the great" (2 Peter 1:17 , the King James Version "a voice to him from the excellent glory," the American Standard Revised Version and the English Revised Version, margin "the Majestic Glory"); kath' huperbolḗn "very surpassing" (1 Corinthians 12:31 , "Yet I show unto you a more excellent way," the Revised Version (British and American) "most excellent"); pleı́ōn , "greater," "fuller" (Hebrews 11:4; see ABEL ).