2001 Translation

MALʼLO, malʼlo

Sounds Like: MAL-lo

Translations: more, rather, sooner, especially, better, much more

From the root: ΜΑΛΛΟΝ

Part of Speech: Adverb

Explanation: This word is an adverb meaning 'more' or 'rather'. It is the comparative form of the adverb 'μάλα' (mala), meaning 'very' or 'much'. It is often used to indicate a preference or a greater degree of something. The apostrophe in ΜΑΛʼΛΟ indicates an elision, meaning it is an abbreviated form of ΜΑΛΛΟΝ, where the final 'ν' has been dropped, likely before a vowel or for stylistic reasons.

Inflection: Does not inflect (adverb)

Strong’s number: G3123 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

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From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΑΛΛΟΝ.

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.

• ΜΑΑΛΛΩΝ — more, rather, especially, sooner
• ΜΑΛ — more, rather, especially, all the more, much more
• ΜΑΛΛΟ — more, rather, better, especially
• ΜΑΛΛΟΝ — more, rather, much more, especially
• ΜΟΛΛΟΝ — rather, more, especially, sooner, much more, all the more

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