'Greater' in the Bible

And God made two lights, the greater light to rule the day and the smaller light to rule the night, and the stars.

And Cain said to Yahweh, "My punishment [is] greater than [I can] bear.

He has no greater [authority] in this house than me, and he has not withheld anything from me except you, since you [are] his wife. Now how could I do this great wickedness and sin against God?"

You shall be over my house, and to your word all my people shall submit. Only [with respect to] the throne will I be greater than you."

And portions were served to them from {his table}, and the portion of Benjamin was five times greater than the portion of any of them. And they drank and became drunk with him.

But his father refused and said, "I know, my son; I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great, but his younger brother shall be greater than him, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations."

And he said to his people, "Look, the people of the {Israelites} [are] greater and more numerous than us.

Now I know that Yahweh is greater than all the gods, {even in the matter where they the Egyptians dealt arrogantly against the Israelites}."

You must increase its price {according to a greater number of years}, but you must decrease its price {according to a lesser number of years}, because he is selling [its] yields to you.

I will strike them with disease, and I will dispossess them; I will make you into a greater and stronger nation than them."

Where [can] we go up? Our brothers have {made our hearts melt}, {saying}, "The people are greater and taller than we are, [and there are] great fortified cities [reaching] up to heaven, and we saw the sons of the Anakites [living] there." '

to drive out nations greater and more numerous than you {from before you}, to bring you [and] to give to you their land [as] an inheritance, as [it is] this day.

Then Amnon hated her {very deeply}, for the hatred with which he hated her [was] greater than [the] love with which he had loved her. So Amnon said to her, "Get up [and] go."

She said to him, "No, because this evil in sending me away [is] greater than the other you have done to me." But he [was] not willing to listen to her.

So then, get up and go out and {speak kindly to your servants}, for I swear by Yahweh, if you do not go out, no man will lodge this night with you, and this disaster [will be] greater for you than any disaster that has come upon you from your childhood until now!"

As Yahweh was with my lord the king, so may he be with Solomon and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David."

The servants of the king also came to congratulate our lord King David, saying, 'Your God has made the name of Solomon better than your name and his throne greater than your throne!' So the king worshiped on the bed.

The wisdom of Solomon was greater than the wisdom of all the people of [the] east and more than all the wisdom of Egypt.

King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth with respect to wealth and wisdom.

The angel of Yahweh appeared a second [time] and touched him and said, "Get up, eat, for the journey is greater than you."

And David {became greater and greater}. And Yahweh of hosts [was] with him.

And the house that I am building [will be] great, for our God [is] greater than all gods.

Thus King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and wisdom.

And Jehoshaphat {grew greater and greater}, and he built fortresses and storage cities in Judah.

Then his livestock came to be seven thousand sheep and goats and three thousand camels and five hundred pairs of oxen and five hundred female donkeys, and he had very many slaves, and that man was greater than all the people of the east.

"Look, [in] this you are not right--I will answer you: Indeed, God is greater than a human being.

For I know that Yahweh [is] great, and our Lord [is greater] than all gods.

As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols --and their images were {greater than those of} Jerusalem and Samaria--

The iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom; it was overthrown in a moment and no hands were laid on her.

And he said to me, "Son of man, "{Do you see} what they [are] doing--great detestable things that the house of Israel [is] committing here [so as] to drive [me] from my sanctuary, and yet {you will see again} greater detestable things."

And he said to me, "Still {you will see again} greater detestable things that they [are] doing."

And he said to me, "Have you seen, son of man? Still {you will see again} greater detestable things than these."

"Then the king of the south will grow strong and [also] {one of his officials}, and he will grow stronger {than him} and he will rule {a dominion greater than his dominion}.

And the king of the north will again raise a multitude, greater than the former, and {at the end of some years} he will surely come with great army and with great supplies.

And he will stir up his power and his heart against the king of the south and {with a much greater and stronger army}; but he will not succeed, for they will devise plans against him.

Cross over [to] Calneh and see, and go from there [to] Hamath Rabbah and go down [to] Gath of the Philistines. [Are] you better than these kingdoms, or is their territory greater than your territory?

'The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former,' says Yahweh of hosts, 'and in this place I will give peace' {declares} Yahweh of hosts.'"