μάλιστα

G3122 G:ADV

especially

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)