- μᾶλλον
- more, rather.
- μᾶλλον
- more
- G:Adv
- 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) more, to a greater degree, rather
1a) much, by far
1b) rather, sooner
1c) more willingly, more readily, sooner
1a) much, by far
1b) rather, sooner
1c) more willingly, more readily, sooner
μᾱλλον
mallon
mal'-lon
Neuter of the comparative of the same as G3122; (adverb) more (in a greater degree) or rather
KJV Usage: + better, X far, (the) more (and more), (so) much (the more), rather.