μᾶλλονmâllon
(adverbially) more (in a greater degree)) or rather
Greek (New Testament) · G3123
Meanings
I. Pos., very, very much, exceedingly (classical Greek; LXX ut supr.; in NT its place is taken by λίαν, σφόδρα, etc.).
II. Compar., μᾶλλον.
1. Of increase, more; with qualifying words: πολλῷ, Mark 10:48, Luke 18:39, Romans 5:15, Romans 5:17, Philippians 2:12, and elsewhere; πόσῳ, Luke 12:24, Romans 11:12, and elsewhere; τοσούτῳ... ὅσῳ, Hebrews 10:25.
2. Of comparison, the more: Luke 5:15, John 5:18, Acts 5:14, 1 Thessalonians 4:1, 1 Thessalonians 4:10, 2 Peter 1:10; ἔτι μ. καὶ μ., Philippians 1:9; with compar., Mark 7:36, 2 Corinthians 7:13; πολλῴ μ. κρεῖσσον, Philippians 1:23; μ. διαφέρειν, with genitive, Matthew 6:26; μ. ἤ, Matthew 18:13; with genitive, 1 Corinthians 14:18; as periphr. for compar., Acts 20:35, 1 Corinthians 9:15, Galatians 4:27; μ. δέ (EV, yea rather), Romans 8:34.
3. Of preference, rather, the rather, sooner: with qualifying words, πολλῷ, Matthew 6:30, and elsewhere; πολύ, Hebrews 12:25; πόσῳ, Matthew 7:11, and elsewhere; in a question, οὐ μ., 1 Corinthians 9:12; after a neg., Matthew 10:6, and elsewhere; θέλω (εὐδοκῶ) μ., 1 Corinthians 14:5, 2 Corinthians 5:8; ζηλῶ, 1 Corinthians 14:1; with as a noun, τ. σκότος ἢ τ. φῶς, John 3:19; μ. δέ, Galatians 4:9.
III. Superl., , most, most of all, above all: Acts 20:38, Acts 25:26, Galatians 6:10, Philippians 4:22, 1 Timothy 4:10, 1 Timothy 5:8, 1 Timothy 5:17, 2 Timothy 4:13, Titus 1:10, Philemon 1:16, 2 Peter 2:10; μ. γνώστης, Acts 26:3.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 81 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 6:26 Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are?
- Matthew 6:30 And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?
- Matthew 7:11 So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.
- Matthew 10:6 but only to the people of Israel—God’s lost sheep.
- Matthew 10:25 Students are to be like their teacher, and slaves are to be like their master. And since I, the master of the household, have been called the prince of demons, the members of my household will be called by even worse names!
- Matthew 10:28 “Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
See every passage
- Matthew 6:26, 6:30, 7:11, 10:6, 10:25, 10:28, 18:13, 25:9, 27:24
- Mark 5:26, 7:36, 9:42, 10:48, 15:11
- Luke 5:15, 11:13, 12:24, 12:28, 18:39
- John 3:19, 5:18, 12:43, 19:8
- Acts 4:19, 5:14, 5:29, 9:22, 20:35, 22:2, 27:11
- Romans 5:9, 5:10, 5:15, 5:17, 8:34, 11:12, 11:24, 14:13
- 1 Corinthians 5:2, 6:7, 7:21, 9:12, 9:15, 12:22, 14:1, 14:5, 14:18
- 2 Corinthians 2:7, 3:8, 3:9, 3:11, 5:8, 7:7, 7:13, 12:9
- Galatians 4:9, 4:27
- Ephesians 4:28, 5:4, 5:11
- Philippians 1:9, 1:12, 1:23, 2:12, 3:4
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1, 4:10
- 1 Timothy 1:4, 6:2
- 2 Timothy 3:4
- Philemon 1:9, 1:16
- Hebrews 9:14, 10:25, 11:25, 12:9, 12:13, 12:25
- 2 Peter 1:10
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.