- μάλα
- by all means
- 1. very, very much, exceedingly , [8th/7th c.BC], etc.
2. strengthening the word with which it stands, μάλα πολλά very many, [8th/7th c.BC]; μάλα πάντες, μ. πᾶσαι, μ. πάντα, all together, every one , [8th/7th c.BC]; μάλ᾽ ἀσκηθής all unhurt, [8th/7th c.BC]; ἀβληχρὸς μάλα τοῖος so very weak, [8th/7th c.BC]:—;so in attic, μάλα δὴ πρεσβύτης very old, [5th/4th c.BC]; μ. γέ τινες ὀλίγοι [5th/4th c.BC]:—;so with Advs., πάγχυ μάλα and μάλα πάγχυ quite utterly, [8th/7th c.BC]; εὖ μάλα right well, [8th/7th c.BC]; μάλ᾽ αἰεί for ever and aye, [8th/7th c.BC]; ἄχρι μάλα κνέφαος until quite dark, [8th/7th c.BC]; μάλα διαμπερές right through, [8th/7th c.BC]:—;so in attic, to express repeated action, μάλ᾽ αὖθις, μάλ᾽ αὖ [6th/5th c.BC], etc.:—; with Verbs, μή με μάλ᾽ αἴνεε praise me not greatly , [8th/7th c.BC]; ἡ δὲ μάλ᾽ ἡνιόχευεν she drove carefully , [8th/7th c.BC], etc.
3. strengthening an assertion, εἰ μάλα μιν χόλος ἵκοι if wrath come on him ever so much , [8th/7th c.BC]; so μάλα περ with a partic., μάλα περ μεμαώς though desiring never so much , [8th/7th c.BC]
4. in attic in answers, yes, certainly, exactly so , μάλα γε [5th/4th c.BC], etc.; μ. τοι [5th/4th c.BC], etc.; καὶ μ. δή [5th/4th c.BC]
5. comp. μᾶλλον, more , [8th/7th c.BC]; μᾶλλον τοῦ δέοντος more than is right, [5th/4th c.BC, 5th/4th c.BC], etc.; παντὸς μᾶλλον more than anything, i. e. most certainly, [5th/4th c.BC]
6. denoting increase, more and more, still more , [8th/7th c.BC]; μᾶλλον μᾶλλον, Lat. magis magisque, [Refs 5th c.BC, 5th/4th c.BC]
7. sometimes joined to a second comp., ῥηίτεροι μᾶλλον [8th/7th c.BC]; μᾶλλον ἆσσον [Refs 5th c.BC], etc.
8. μᾶλλον δέ, much more , but rather , πολλοί, μᾶλλον δὲ πάντες [Refs 4th c.BC]
9. in μᾶλλον ἢ οὐ, οὐ seems redundant, ἥκει ὁ Πέρσης οὐδὲν μᾶλλον ἐπp ἡμέας ἢ οὐ ἐπp ὑμέας the Persians have come not more against us, than against you, [Refs 5th c.BC]; in this case μᾶλλον ἢ οὐ is preceded by another negat.
10. τὸ μ. καὶ ἧττον, a form of argument, which we call a fortiori , [Refs 4th c.BC]
11. Sup. μάλιστα, most, most of all , [8th/7th c.BC], etc.; μάλιστα μέν . ., ἔπειτα δέ . ., first and above all . ., next . ., [Refs 5th c.BC]:—; τί μάλιστ; what is the precise thing that you want? [5th/4th c.BC]; ὡς or ὅτι μ., Lat. quam maxime, [5th/4th c.BC]; ὅσον μ. [6th/5th c.BC]; ὡς μ. certainly , in answers, [5th/4th c.BC]; ὡς δύναμαι μ. [5th/4th c.BC]; μακρῷ μ. [Refs 5th c.BC]
12. ἐς τὰ μάλιστα for the most part, mostly , [Refs 5th c.BC]; so, τὰ μάλιστα [Refs 5th c.BC], etc.; also, ἀνὴρ δόκιμος ὁμοῖα τῷ μ. as famous as he that is most [famous, Refs 5th c.BC]
13. ἐν τοῖς μ. especially, as much as any , [Refs 5th c.BC, 5th/4th c.BC]
14. μάλιστα may be added to a Sup., ἔχθιστος μάλιστα, μάλιστα φίλτατος [8th/7th c.BC]; μ. φίλτατος [Refs 5th c.BC]
15. with numbers, μάλιστα means about , [Refs 5th c.BC, 5th/4th c.BC], etc.; so, ἐς μέσον μάλιστα about the middle, [Refs 5th c.BC]; ἥμισυ μ. [Refs 5th c.BC], etc.
16. καὶ μάλιστα is used in answers, most certainly , Lat. vel maxime, [5th/4th c.BC]; so, μ γε [Refs 5th c.BC]; μ. πάντων [5th/4th c.BC] (ML)