Original Word: μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: mallon
Pronunciation: MAHL-lon
Phonetic Spelling: (mal'-lon)
Definition: More, rather, instead
Meaning: more, rather.

Word Origin: Comparative form of the Greek word μάλα (mala), meaning "very" or "much."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "mallon," the concept of preference or emphasis can be seen in Hebrew words like יָתֵר (yater, H3498) meaning "more" or "excess," and טוֹב (tov, H2896) meaning "good" or "better."

Usage: The adverb "mallon" is used in the New Testament to indicate a preference, emphasis, or contrast. It often translates to "more," "rather," or "instead," highlighting a greater degree or preference for one thing over another. It can also be used to correct or clarify a statement, suggesting a more accurate or preferred understanding.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of the New Testament, "mallon" is used to emphasize the superiority or preference of one action, belief, or state over another. This reflects the Greek rhetorical style, which often employed comparative language to make arguments more persuasive. The use of "mallon" in the New Testament underscores the transformative nature of the Gospel, often contrasting the new covenant with the old, or spiritual truths with earthly understandings.

3123 mállon – the comparative ("-er") form of malla ("very") meaning "rather, more than," i.e. more than what it is compared to. 3123 /mállon ("more than, better rather") is a comparative adverb so it refers to what is better as compared to what is merely "good." This involves prioritizing or ranking to elevate the better over the good, i.e. the higher priority (the more important) over the less-important.

Word Origin
cptv. of the same as malista
Definition
more
NASB Translation
all the more (3), better* (2), especially (1), even farther (1), greater (1), instead (4), less (1), more (35), much (2), rather (25), still more (2), truer (1).

STRONGS NT 3123: μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー

μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー (comparitive of μάλα, very, very much) (from Homer down), adverb, more, to a greater degree; rather;

1. added to verbs and adjectives, it denotes increase, a greater quantity, a larger measure, a higher degree, more, more fully (German in höherem Grade, Maasse);

a. words defining the measure or size are joined to it in the ablative (dative): πぱいοおみくろんλらむだλらむだῷ much, by far, Mark 10:48; Luke 18:39; Romans 5:15, 17 (in both these verses the underlying thought is, the measure of salvation for which we are indebted to Christ is far greater than that of the ruin which came from Adam; for the difference between the consequences traceable to Adam and to Christ is not only one of quality, but of quantity also; cf. Rückert, Commentary on Romans, vol. i. 281f (others (from Chrysostom to Meyer and Godet) content themselves here with a logical increase, far more certainly)); 2 Corinthians 3:9, 11; Philippians 2:12; πόσῳ how much, Luke 12:24; Romans 11:12; Philemon 1:16; Hebrews 9:14; τοσούτῳ by so much, ὅσしぐまῳ by as much (namely, μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー), Hebrews 10:25.

b. in comparison it often so stands that than before must be mentally added (A. V. the more, so much the more), as Matthew 27:24 (μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー θόρυβος γίνεται (but others refer this to 2 b. ἆ. below)); Luke 5:15 (διήρχετο μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー); John 5:18 (μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー ἐζήτουν); ; Acts 5:14; Acts 9:22; Acts 22:2; 2 Corinthians 7:7; 1 Thessalonians 4:1, 10; 2 Peter 1:10; ἔτたうιいおた μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー καί μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー, Philippians 1:9; or the person or thing with which the comparison is made is evident from what precedes, as Philippians 3:4; it is added to comparatives, Mark 7:36; 2 Corinthians 7:13; πぱいοおみくろんλらむだλらむだῷ μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー κかっぱρろーεいぷしろんῖσしぐまσしぐまοおみくろんνにゅー, Philippians 1:23; see (Wetstein on Philippians, the passage cited); Winers Grammar, § 35, 1 cf. 603 (561); (Buttmann, § 123, 11); to verbs that have a comparative force, μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー διαφέρειν τίνος, to be of much more value than one, Matthew 6:26. μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー ἤ, more than, Matthew 18:13; μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー with the genitive, πάντων ὑμみゅーῶνにゅー, 1 Corinthians 14:18 (Xenophon, mem. 3, 17, 1). joined to positive terms it forms a periphrasis for a comparative (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 35, 2 a.), followed by ἤ, as μακάριον, μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー for μακαριωτερον, Acts 20:35; add, 1 Corinthians 9:15; Galatians 4:27; πぱいοおみくろんλらむだλらむだῷ μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー ἀναγκαῖά, 1 Corinthians 12:22; sometimes μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー, seems to be omitted before ἤ; see under ἤ, 3 f. c. μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー δέ, what moreover is of greater moment (A. V. yea rather): Romans 8:34 (2 Macc. 6:23).

2. it marks the preference of one thing above another, and is to be rendered rather, sooner (German eher, vielmehr, lieber);

a. it denotes that which occurs more easily than something else, and may be rendered sooner (German eher): thus πぱいοおみくろんλらむだλらむだῷ μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー in arguing from the less to the greater, Matthew 6:30; Romans 5:9; Hebrews 12:9 (here L T Tr WH πぱいοおみくろんλらむだιいおた μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー); also πολύ (R G πぱいοおみくろんλらむだλらむだῷ) μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー namely, οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἐκφευξόμεθα, i. e. much more shall we not escape (cf. Winers Grammar, p. 633 (588) note (Buttmann, § 148, 3 b.)), or even ἔνδικον μισθαποδοσίαν ληψόμεθα (Hebrews 2:2), or something similar (cf. Matthiae, § 634, 3), Hebrews 12:25. πόσῳ μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー, Matthew 7:11; Matthew 10:25; Luke 12:28; Romans 11:12, 24; Philemon 1:16. in a question, οおみくろんὐ μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー; (Latinnonne potius?) (do not ... more), 1 Corinthians 9:12.

b. it is opposed to something else and does away with it; accordingly it may be rendered the rather (German vielmehr); αあるふぁ. after a preceding negative or prohibitive sentence: Matthew 10:6, 28; Matthew 25:9; Mark 5:26; Romans 14:13; 1 Timothy 6:2; Hebrews 12:13; μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー δέ, Ephesians 4:28; Ephesians 5:11. οおみくろんὐχί μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー; (nonne potius ?) not rather etc.? 1 Corinthians 5:2; 1 Corinthians 6:7. βべーた. so that μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー belongs to the thing which is preferred, consequently to a noun, not to a verb: John 3:19 (ἠγάπησαν μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー τό σκότος ἡ τό φふぁいῶς, i. e. when they ought to have loved the light they (hated it, and) loved the darkness, John 3:20); ; Acts 4:19; Acts 5:29; 2 Timothy 3:4 that which it opposes and sets aside must be learned from the context (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 35, 4): Mark 15:11 (namely, ἤ τόν Ἰησοῦνにゅー); Philippians 1:12 (where the meaning is, 'so far is the gospel from suffering any loss or disadvantage from my imprisonment, that the number of disciples is increased in consequence of it'). γがんま. by way of correction, μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー δέ, nay rather; to speak more correctly: Galatians 4:9 (Josephus, Antiquities 15, 11, 3; Aelian v. h. 2, 13 and often in secular authors; cf. Grimm, Exeg. Hdbch. on Sap., p. 176f).

c. it does not do away with that with which it is in opposition, but marks what has the preference: more willingly, more readily, sooner (German lieber), θέλω μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー and εいぷしろんὐδοκῶ μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー, to prefer, 1 Corinthians 14:5; 2 Corinthians 5:8 (βούλομαι μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー, Xenophon, Cyril 1, 1, 1); ζぜーたηいーたλらむだοおみくろんυうぷしろんνにゅー, 1 Corinthians 14:1 (μみゅーᾶλらむだλらむだοおみくろんνにゅー namely, ζぜーたηいーたλらむだοおみくろんῦτたうεいぷしろん); χρωμαι, 1 Corinthians 7:21.

more, rather

Neuter of the comparative of the same as malista; (adverbially) more (in a greater degree)) or rather -- + better, X far, (the) more (and more), (so) much (the more), rather.

see GREEK malista

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