μᾶλλον mallon · G3123H

more: rather

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 …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

Included with: μάλα [μᾰλᾰ; ; but [] sometimes uses the ultima long before λ, []; before μ, [] adverb very, exceedingly, prefixed or subjoined to Adjectives, Verbs, and Adverbs: ; II comparative μᾶλλον [ᾱ by nature, Hdn.Gr.[]μάλιον [ᾰ] only in []; late Doric dialect μαλλότερον []:—more, rather, [] more than is expedient, []; παντὸς μ. most assuredly, []: denoting a constant increase, more and more, sometimes doubled, μ. μ. []: in positive sense, exceedingly, κηρόθι μ. [] —Usage: ; II.1 …

Where it's used 32 times

Matthew 10:6 · Matthew 10:28 · Matthew 25:9 · Matthew 27:24 · Mark 5:26 · Mark 9:42 · Mark 15:11 · Luke 10:20 · John 3:19 · Acts 4:19 · Acts 5:29 · Romans 8:34 · Romans 14:13 · 1 Corinthians 5:2 · 1 Corinthians 6:7 · 1 Corinthians 7:21 · 1 Corinthians 9:15 · 1 Corinthians 14:1 · 2 Corinthians 2:7 · 2 Corinthians 5:8 · Galatians 4:9 · Ephesians 4:28 · Ephesians 5:4 · Ephesians 5:11 · Philippians 1:12 · 1 Timothy 1:4 · 2 Timothy 3:4 · Philemon 1:9 · Hebrews 11:25 · Hebrews 12:13 · 2 Peter 1:10 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G3123H; TFLSJ G3123H

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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