Hetton, hesson marks a comparative lesser outcome or lesser return in the two attested clauses.

The attested form marks a comparative lesser side of a contrast: an assembly is set against a better outcome in 1 Corinthians 11:17, and a lesser response is set against greater love in 2 Corinthians 12:15.

1. The lesser side of a comparison · dominant

   Both occurrences use the accusative singular neuter comparative form in an explicit contrast. In 1 Corinthians 11:17 the APB renders the assembly as occurring “not for the better but for the worse”; in 2 Corinthians 12:15 it renders the question, “am I loved less?” after the speaker describes loving more excessively.

   1 Corinthians 11:172 Corinthians 12:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the comparative contrast as “for the worse” in 1 Corinthians 11:17 and “loved less” in 2 Corinthians 12:15. These phrases show the clauses' comparisons rather than fixed individual-word renderings.