- μάλιστα
- most of all, especially.
- μάλιστα
- (adverbially) most (in the greatest degree) or particularly
Derivation: neuter plural of the superlative of an apparently primary adverb μάλα (very);KJV Usage: chiefly, most of all, (e-)specially.
- μάλιστα
- especially
- G:Adv
- μάλιστα, see: μάλα.
μάλα
adv., [in LXX for אֲבָל,; compar. for מ, Num.13:32 (31), al.; μᾶλλον ἠ (מ), Gen.19:9, al.; superlat.,Refs
3Ki.1:43, Dan LXX 10:21, al.;]Refs
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,; πόσῳ,Refs
Mrk.10:48, Luk.18:39, Rom.5:15, 17, Php.2:12, al.; τοσούτῳ . . . ὅσῳ, Heb.10:25.Refs
Luk.12:24, Rom.11:12, al.
__2. Of comparison, the more:; ἔτι μ. καὶ μ., Php.1:9; with compar.,Refs
Luk.5:15, Jhn.5:18, Act.5:14, 1Th.4:1, 10, 2Pe.1:10; 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.,Refs
Mrk.7:36, 2Co.7:13; μ. δέ (EV, yea rather), Rom.8:34.Refs
Act.20:35, 1Co.9:15, Gal.4:27
__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.,; ζηλῶ, 1Co.14:1; with subst., τ. σκότος ἢ τ. φῶς, Jhn.3:19; μ. δέ, Gal.4:9.Refs
1Co.14:5, 2Co.5:8
__III. Superl., μάλιστα
, most, most of all, above all:; μ. γνώστης, Act.26:3Refs
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
(AS)
1) especially, chiefly, most of all, above all
μάλιστα
malista
mal'-is-tah
Neuter plural of the superlative of an apparently primary adverb μάλα mala (very); (adverb) most (in the greatest degree) or particularly
KJV Usage: chiefly, most of all, (e-) specially.