ΛΙΑΝ, λιαν
LIAN, lian
Sounds Like: LEE-ahn
Translations: very, exceedingly, greatly, much, extremely
From the root: ΛΙΑΝ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word is an adverb that means 'very' or 'exceedingly'. It is used to intensify the meaning of an adjective, another adverb, or a verb, indicating a high degree or extent of something. For example, it can be used to say 'very good' or 'greatly rejoice'.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G3029 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
1 Enoch Greek Collection
Aristeas
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 47:6
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 8:17
- Psalms — 138:17
- Job — 29:5
- Jeremiah — 24:3, 30:25, 31:29
- Matthew — 4:8, 8:28
- Mark — 6:51, 9:2, 9:3, 16:2
- Luke — 23:8
- 2 Timothy — 4:15
- 2 John — 1:4
- 3 John — 1:3
- Shepherd of Hermas — 18:3, 18:6, 66:1, 67:2, 67:17, 67:18
Ignatius of Antioch
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 8:46, 11:59, 12:68, 17:107, 20:152, 31:286, 1:3, 1:5, 4:47, 34:238
- Book Two — 1:3, 1:5, 4:47, 34:238
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 0:25, 11:200
- Book 2 — 5:81
- Book 3 — 1:28
- Book 4 — 6:102
- Book 6 — 10:195, 14:341
- Book 7 — 2:46
- Book 8 — 7:187, 7:201, 8:217, 14:364
- Book 9 — 2:25, 4:48
- Book 11 — 2:19
- Book 12 — 6:166, 6:217
- Book 13 — 2:40, 10:295
- Book 14 — 13:351
- Book 15 — 7:232
- Book 17 — 6:151, 6:169, 10:268
Josephus' The Jewish War
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 72:404
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 1:31, 4:5
- 1 Samuel — 11:15
- 2 Samuel — 2:17
- Ezra (Alpha) — 1:28
- Tobit — 6:12, 6:18, 9:4, 9:4, 10:3
- 2 Maccabees — 11:1
- 4 Maccabees — 8:17
- Psalms — 138:17
- Job — 29:5, 31:31
- Jeremiah — 24:3, 30:8, 31:29
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 11:25
- Enoch — 22:2, 26:6, 32:4
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
- Mandate 3 — 1:3
- Mandate 4 — 2:1
- Mandate 5 — 1:5
- Mandate 8 — 1:6
- Mandate 9 — 1:9
- Mandate 10 — 2:3
- Mandate 12 — 1:2, 3:4, 4:1
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 2 — 1:5
- Parable 5 — 2:5, 2:7, 2:11, 3:5, 4:2, 5:4
- Parable 6 — 2:5, 2:7
- Parable 7 — 1:1
- Parable 8 — 1:2, 1:16, 1:17, 1:18, 3:8, 5:6
- Parable 9 — 1:7, 1:10, 2:4, 6:8, 8:6, 9:2, 9:4, 9:7, 11:3
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 2:16, 4:8, 8:28, 27:14
- Mark — 1:35, 6:51, 9:3, 16:2
- Luke — 23:8
- 2 Timothy — 4:15
- 2 John — 1:4
- 3 John — 1:3
Twelve Disciples
- The Didache — 6:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΛΙΑΝ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΛΙΑ — very, exceedingly, greatly, much
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