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Greek, Adverb

μάλιστα, see: μάλα. μάλα adv., [in LXX for אֲבָל, 3Ki.1:43, Dan LXX 10:21, al; compar. for מ, Num.13:32 (31), al; μᾶλλον ἠ (מ), Gen.19:9, al; superlat, 2Ma.8:7, 4Ma.4:22 12:9 15:4;] I. Pos, very, very much, exceedingly (cl; LXX ut supr; in NT its place is taken by λίαν, σφόδρα, etc.). II. Compar, μᾶλλον. 1) Of increase, more; with qualifying words: πολλῷ, Mrk.10:48, Luk.18:39, Rom.5:15, 17, Php.2:12, al; πόσῳ, Luk.12:24, Rom.11:12, al; τοσούτῳ. ὅσῳ, Heb.10:25. 2) Of comparison, the more: Luk.5:15, Jhn.5:18, Act.5:14, 1Th.4:1, 10, 2Pe.1:10; ἔτι μ. καὶ μ, Php.1:9; with compar, Mrk.7:36, 2Co.7:13; πολλῴ μ. κρεῖσον, Php.1:23; μ. διαφέρειν, with genitive, Mat.6:26; μ. ἤ, Mat.18:13; with genitive, 1Co.14:18; as periphr. for compar, Act.20:35, 1Co.9:15, Gal.4:27; μ. δέ (EV, yea rather), Rom.8:34. 3) Of preference, rather, the rather, sooner: with qualifying words, πολλῷ, Mat.6:30, al; πολύ, Heb.12:25; πόσῳ, Mat.7:11, al; in a question, οὐ μ, 1Co.9:12; after a neg, Mat.10:6, al; θέλω (εὐδοκῶ) μ, 1Co.14:5, 2Co.5:8; ζηλῶ, 1Co.14:1; with subst, τ. σκότος ἢ τ. φῶς, Jhn.3:19; μ. δέ, Gal.4:9. III. Superl, μάλιστα, most, most of all, above all: Act.20:38 25:26, Gal.6:10, Php.4:22, 1Ti.4:10 5:8, 17, 2Ti.4:13, Tit.1:10, Phm 16, 2Pe.2:10; μ. γνώστης, Act.26:3 (AS)

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Greek, Adverb

Included with: μάλα [μᾰλᾰ; but [Refs 8th c.BC+] sometimes uses the ultima long before λ, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; before μ, [Refs] adverb very, exceedingly, prefixed or subjoined to Adjectives, Verbs, and Adverbs: 1) strengthening the word with which it stands, 1.a) with adjectives, in [Refs 8th c.BC+] very many, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μ. πᾶσα, μ. πάντα, every one, all together, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μάλ᾽ ἀσκηθής all unhurt, [Refs]; ἀβληχρὸς μ. τοῖος quite gentle, [Refs]; σαρδάνιον μ. τοῖον a quite sardonic smile,[Refs]; ἐμέο πρότερος μ. actually before me, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; later, μ. φιλόσοφοι, πλάτανος μάλ᾽ ἀμφιλαφής, etc, [Refs 5th c.BC+] very old, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 1.b) with Advs, πάγχυ μ, μ. πάγχυ, quite utterly, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; εὖ μ. right well, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μάλ᾽ αὐτίκα (see. αὐτίκα); μάλ᾽ αἰεί for ever and aye, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἄχρι μ. κνέφαος until quite dark, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μάλ᾽ ὧδε just in this way, [Refs]; μ. διαμπερές right through, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μ. μόλις (see. μόλις); to express repeated action, μάλ᾽ αὖθις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. alone, ἔα, ἔα μ. [Refs 8th c.BC+] 1.c) with Verbs, μήτ᾽ ἄρ με μάλ᾽ αἴνεε [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἡ δὲ μάλ᾽ ἡνιόχευεν drove carefully, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μ. προπέμπει in earnest, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) strengthening an assertion, νῦν σε μ. χρὴ αἰχμητὴν ἔμεναι, i.e. now or never, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τῷ κε μάλ᾽ ἤ κεν μεῖνε. then doubtless he would have stayed, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; σοὶ δὲ μάλ᾽ ἕψομ᾽ ἐγώ yes indeed, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀλλὰ μάλ᾽ ὤφελλες why plainly, [Refs 8th c.BC+]. now in very truth, [Refs 8th c.BC+] 3) in [Refs 8th c.BC+] if wrath come on him ever so much, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also μ. περ with participle, μ. περ μεμαώς though desiring never so much, [Refs]; καὶ μ. περ [Refs 8th c.BC+] 4) in Attic dialect frequently in answers, yes, certainly, μ. γε [Refs 5th c.BC+]; καὶ μ. ἐπαύσατο certainly it stopped, [Refs] II) comparative μᾶλλον [ᾱ by nature, Hdn.Gr.[Refs]μάλιον [ᾰ] only in [Refs 7th c.BC+]; late Doric dialect μαλλότερον [Refs 5th c.AD+]:—more, rather, [Refs 8th c.BC+] more than is expedient, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; παντὸς μ. most assuredly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: denoting a constant increase, more and more, sometimes doubled, μ. μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]: in positive sense, exceedingly, κηρόθι μ. [Refs 8th c.BC+] —Usage: II.1) frequently strengthened by other words, πολὺ μ. [NT+8th c.BC+] somewhat more, μ. τι περιημέκτεε [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) sometimes with a second comparative, ῥηΐτεροι μ. [Refs 8th c.BC+] II.3) μᾶλλον δέ much more, or rather, to correct a statement already made, ὁ δεσπότης πέπραγεν εὐτυχέστατα, μ. δ᾽ ὁ Πλοῦτος αὐτός [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐχὶ μ. ἤ. not so, but rather so, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.4) μ. δὲ καὶ ἡσυχαίτερα more or less violent, [Refs] II.5) οὐδὲν μ. none the more,[Refs 5th c.BC+]; μηδέν τι μ. ἤ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.6) μ. ἤ. followed by οὐ in comparisons, where preference implies rejection or denial, πόλιν ὅλην διαφθεῖραι μᾶλλον ἤ οὐ τοὺς αἰτίους [Refs 5th c.BC+]: preceded by another negative, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.7) τὸ μ. καὶ ἧττον, a form of argument, a fortiori, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.8) παντὸς μ, see at {πᾶς} [Refs] III) superlative μάλιστα most of all, above all, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μ. μὲν, ἔπειτα or ἔπειτα δέ, first and above all, next, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. μὲν, δεύτερον δὲ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; μ. μὲν, εἰ δὲ μὴ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μάλιστα μὲν, μᾶλλον μέντοι. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μάλιστα, εἰ μὴ δ᾽. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δοκέων μιν μ. ταύτης ἂν πείθεσθαι certainly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τί μ; what precisely? [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ μ. πάντων the supreme reality, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; τὸ μ. εἶναι the highest degree of being, [Refs] III.1) strengthened, ὡς μ. certainly, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.2) with the Article, ἐς τὰ μ. in the highest degree, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰ τὰ μ. ἦσαν ἀληθεῖς if they were ever so true, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; εἰ τὰ μ. μὴ τινές, ἀλλὰ πάντες. if (to put an extreme case) not some, but all, [Refs]; ἀνὴρ δόκιμος ὁμοῖα τῷ μ. as famous as he that is most [famous], [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.2.b) ἐν τοῖς μ. especially, as much as any, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with a superlative, ἐν τοῖς μ. ὠμότατος [Refs 2nd c.AD+] III.3) added to a superlative (see. μάλα [Refs 8th c.BC+] III.4) μάλιστα for μᾶλλον, μ. τῆς κόρης [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.5) with numerals, in round numbers, about, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πεντήκοντα μάλιστα[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς μέσον μάλιστά κῃ about the middle, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. σφᾶς μεσοῦν δειπνοῦντας that they were about the middle of supper, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.6) in answers, most certainly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]. (Orig. perhaps fiercely, compare μαλερός.)

Greek

Adverb

(adverbially) most (in the greatest degree) or particularly; chiefly, most of all, (e-)specially; neuter plural of the superlative of an apparently primary adverb (very);