2001 Translation

MALISTA, malista

Sounds Like: MA-lis-TA

Translations: especially, most, indeed, yes, certainly, above all

From the root: ΜΑΛΙΣΤΑ

Part of Speech: Adverb

Explanation: This word is an adverb meaning 'especially,' 'most,' or 'above all.' It is often used to emphasize a particular point or item in a list. It can also be used as a strong affirmation, meaning 'yes,' 'certainly,' or 'indeed.'

Inflection: Superlative form of ΜΑΛΑ; Does not inflect

Strong’s number: G3122 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

1 Enoch Greek Collection

• 1 Enoch — 25:2

Aristeas

• Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:7, 1:32, 1:56, 1:86, 1:106, 1:188, 1:235, 1:237, 1:296

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 1:6, 3:1, 4:62, 5:5, 5:8, 6:4, 7:10, 9:21, 11:21

Clement of Rome

• Clement’s First Letter — 13:1, 43:6, 43:6

Codex Sinaiticus

• 4 Maccabees — 3:10, 4:22, 12:9, 15:4
• Acts of the Apostles — 20:38, 25:26, 26:3
• Galatians — 6:10
• Philippians — 4:22
• 1 Timothy — 4:10, 5:8, 5:17
• 2 Timothy — 4:13
• Titus — 1:10
• Philemon — 1:16
• 2 Peter — 2:10
• Shepherd of Hermas — 1:8, 2:4

Ignatius of Antioch

• Ignatius’ Letter to the Ephesians — 20:2
• Ignatius’ Letter to the Philadelphians — 0:1
• Ignatius’ Letter to Polycarp — 3:1

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 4:20, 5:27, 6:28, 7:35, 10:54, 12:60, 13:70, 14:77, 17:111, 22:175, 22:189, 22:191, 22:197, 22:198, 24:222, 26:239, 26:240, 26:244, 29:270, 11:121, 11:122, 15:150, 17:158, 17:159, 17:163, 21:183, 22:187, 24:196, 30:213, 32:225, 34:239, 36:252, 37:257, 42:295, 42:296
• Book Two — 11:121, 11:122, 15:150, 17:158, 17:159, 17:163, 21:183, 22:187, 24:196, 30:213, 32:225, 34:239, 36:252, 37:257, 42:295, 42:296

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 1 — 0:8, 0:10, 0:14, 6:143, 13:231, 18:265, 18:277
• Book 2 — 4:49, 7:176
• Book 3 — 5:96, 6:128, 7:187
• Book 4 — 2:11, 2:14, 2:15, 6:129, 8:286, 8:301
• Book 5 — 1:10, 1:51, 1:115, 2:147, 6:223
• Book 6 — 1:10, 2:19, 10:200, 12:256, 12:265, 13:294, 14:349
• Book 7 — 1:14, 1:44, 7:156, 8:164, 9:208, 9:211, 11:270, 11:271, 12:312, 13:330
• Book 8 — 3:76, 5:141, 6:166, 6:168, 7:180, 13:316
• Book 9 — 1:5, 3:32, 3:34, 3:39
• Book 10 — 2:26, 10:191, 10:194
• Book 11 — 2:19, 3:52
• Book 12 — 2:12, 2:17, 2:46, 2:51, 2:104, 2:110, 3:122, 3:136, 3:147, 6:283
• Book 13 — 1:17, 3:64, 6:208, 10:287, 10:288, 10:293, 10:295, 11:303, 11:311, 12:322, 14:381, 15:402, 16:413, 16:416, 16:428, 16:430
• Book 14 — 1:17, 2:31, 7:122, 8:131, 11:272, 11:274, 11:281, 13:345, 14:370, 15:461
• Book 15 — 1:3, 2:35, 3:50, 3:69, 3:71, 7:205, 7:218, 10:343, 10:350, 10:353, 10:355
• Book 16 — 6:162, 7:188, 8:267, 8:269, 10:301, 10:342
• Book 17 — 1:6, 1:16, 2:33, 2:37, 2:41, 3:54, 3:55, 4:63, 4:69, 5:107, 5:124, 6:169, 6:175, 9:220, 9:226, 9:227, 9:237, 13:342
• Book 18 — 1:22, 3:66, 4:96, 6:150, 6:210, 6:216, 6:217, 7:241, 8:306, 9:310, 9:345, 9:346
• Book 19 — 1:2, 1:20, 1:121, 1:136, 1:161, 2:174, 2:182, 2:204, 3:213, 5:289, 8:339
• Book 20 — 2:31, 7:146, 8:182, 8:186, 8:191, 8:193, 9:214

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book One — 4:4, 5:4, 6:2, 7:4, 9:23, 11:11, 11:14, 12:4, 14:26, 19:1, 22:8, 22:29, 23:1, 23:2, 23:8, 23:10, 27:20, 30:2, 30:5, 33:4, 33:18, 34:2
• Book Two — 2:22, 8:20, 8:24, 13:6, 14:1, 16:39, 16:60, 17:4, 17:6, 17:20, 19:12, 20:8, 20:22, 20:25, 21:8, 21:18, 21:22, 21:58
• Book Three — 7:15, 7:188, 8:57
• Book Four — 1:45, 4:23, 4:45, 6:5, 6:8
• Book Five — 2:14, 2:33, 5:46, 5:55, 7:19, 8:10, 9:26, 11:16, 13:1, 13:16
• Book Six — 1:33, 1:36, 1:48, 1:58, 5:30, 5:34, 5:38, 5:42, 6:6
• Book Seven — 2:12, 3:7, 4:1, 4:5, 4:16, 5:44, 6:10, 6:27, 8:12, 10:13

Justin Martyr

• Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:2
• Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 1:1, 2:4, 2:6, 4:5, 10:3, 10:4, 47:4, 48:2, 49:7, 56:9, 84:4, 90:5

Life of Flavius Josephus, The

• The Life of Flavius Josephus — 3:14, 3:16, 17:88, 26:131, 27:134, 44:224, 44:226, 46:240, 67:380

Mathetes

• Letter to Diognetus — 1:1, 3:1

Polycarp of Smyrna

• Martyrdom of Polycarp — 13:1

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• 2 Maccabees — 8:7
• 3 Maccabees — 5:3
• 4 Maccabees — 3:10, 4:22, 12:9, 15:4
• Enoch — 25:2

The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments

• Mandate 12 — 1:2

The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables

• Parable 8 — 6:5
• Parable 9 — 10:7

The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions

• Vision 1 — 1:8, 2:4

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Acts — 20:38, 25:26, 26:3
• Galatians — 6:10
• Philippians — 4:22
• 1 Timothy — 4:10, 5:8, 5:17
• 2 Timothy — 4:13
• Titus — 1:10
• Philemon — 1:16
• 2 Peter — 2:10

From the same root

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

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.

• ΜΑΛΙΣΘ' — especially, most of all, indeed, certainly
• ΜΑΛΙΣΤ' — most, especially, above all, indeed, yes
• ΤΟΜΑΛΙΣΤΑ — especially, most of all, above all, indeed, certainly

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