The Koine Bible
Greek Lexicon
SBL Greek New Testament lexicon
μάλιστα
| Lemma | μάλιστα |
|---|---|
| Citation form | μάλιστα |
| Part of speech | adverb |
| Gloss | most of all, especially |
| Strong’s | G3122 |
| Transliteration | málista |
| Definition | (adverbially) most (in the greatest degree) or particularly |
| KJV glosses | :--chiefly, most of all, (e-)specially. |
| Derivation | neuter plural of the superlative of an apparently primary adverb (very) |
| SBLGNT occurrences | 12 |
Forms and grammatical context
Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.
| Greek form | Grammar and occurrences |
|---|---|
| μάλιστα | adverb (MorphGNT --------) — Acts 20:38 adverb (MorphGNT --------) — Acts 25:26 adverb (MorphGNT --------) — Acts 26:3 adverb (MorphGNT --------) — Galatians 6:10 adverb (MorphGNT --------) — Philippians 4:22 adverb (MorphGNT --------) — 1 Timothy 4:10 adverb (MorphGNT --------) — 1 Timothy 5:17 adverb (MorphGNT --------) — 1 Timothy 5:8 adverb (MorphGNT --------) — 2 Timothy 4:13 adverb (MorphGNT --------) — Titus 1:10 adverb (MorphGNT --------) — Philemon 1:16 adverb (MorphGNT --------) — 2 Peter 2:10 |
Morphology
- adverb
Occurrences
Septuagint occurrences
The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: μαλιστα.