μᾶλλον mallon

Greek word for “more” · Strong’s G3123 · used 81 times in 79 verses

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Meaning

μάλα; adv.; I. Pos., very, very much, exceedingly (cl.;

Senses in the lexicon

• more (50)
• more: rather (31)

How it is translated

Glosses given for mallon in context, with how often each is used:

• more 38
• rather 34
• much 1
• still more 1
• all the more 1
• more is 1
• more and more 1
• less 1
• instead 1
• especially 1
• really 1

Where it is used

Also in 5 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Romans 5 (4), Matthew 10 (3), 1 Corinthians 14 (3), 2 Corinthians 3 (3), Philippians 1 (3), Hebrews 12 (3), Matthew 6 (2), Luke 12 (2), Acts 5 (2), Romans 11 (2)

Forms

• μᾶλλον 81

Words used with it

Words that share verses with mallon more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• πολύς polus “much” 17
• εἰ ei “if” 19
• πόσος posos “how much/many?” 9
• ἤ ē “or” 14
• παρακαλέω parakaleō “to plead/comfort” 8
• περισσεύω perisseuō “to exceed” 5
• ἀδελφός adelphos “brother” 7
• χράω chraō “to use” 3
• ἑαυτοῦ heautou “themself” 6
• παράπτωμα paraptōma “trespass” 3
• οὕτως ohutō, ohutōs “thus(-ly)” 5
• κλίβανος klibanos “oven” 2

Key verses

The verses using mallon that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 10:28 — And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
• John 3:19 — And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
• Acts 4:19 — But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.
• Romans 8:34 — Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
• 2 Corinthians 12:9 — And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities,…
• Galatians 4:9 — But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in…
• Ephesians 5:11 — And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
• Philippians 1:9 — And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
• Philippians 2:12 — Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and…
• 1 Thessalonians 4:1 — Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye…
• Hebrews 9:14 — How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the…
• Hebrews 12:25 — See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.