UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Notes: μόλις and μόγις are often regarded as alternative forms of the same lexical item. The form μόγις appears to be preferred in later prose.

Part of speech: advb.

Related lemmas: μογγιλάλος · μογιλάλος · μόλις · μόχθος

Semantic entry: 78.41

Semantic domains: Degree

Subdomains: About, Approximately, Almost, Hardly [Approximate Degree]

Definition: a degree which almost equals some point on a scale of extent, but not quite{N:001}

Show passage in OET: LUK 9:39

39 A spirit takes control of him and suddenly he cries out and it makes him convulse and foam at the mouth, and only leaves him after a long time when he’s bruised and battered.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament