2001 Translation

MALLO, mallo

Sounds Like: MAL-lon

Translations: more, rather, better, especially

From the root: ΜΑΛΛΟΝ

Part of Speech: Adverb

Explanation: This word is an adverb used to indicate a greater degree, preference, or comparison. It often translates to 'more' or 'rather' in English, signifying an increase in intensity or a choice between alternatives. It can be used to emphasize one thing over another, or to indicate that something is happening to a greater extent.

Inflection: Comparative degree of an implied positive adverb. Does not inflect for gender, number, or case.

Strong’s number: G3123 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• Tobit — 3:6, 12:8
• Jonah — 1:13
• Matthew — 6:30, 10:28, 25:9
• Romans — 5:9
• 1 Corinthians — 12:22
• 2 Corinthians — 12:9
• 2 Timothy — 3:4
• Hebrews — 12:25
• Epistle of Barnabas — 21:9

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
• ΜΑΛʼΛΟ — more, rather, sooner, especially, better, much more
• ΜΑΛΛΟΝ — more, rather, much more, especially
• ΜΟΛΛΟΝ — rather, more, especially, sooner, much more, all the more

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