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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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μόλις

Strong’s: G3433

Associated OET lemmas: μόλις

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.

Form 1

Part of speech: advb.

Related lemmas: μόγις

Sense 1: barely, just, scarcely, with difficulty, hardly

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}

Notes: For another interpretation of μόλις in OET ACT 14:18 (RV-only ACT 14:18 · LV-only ACT 14:18), see 22.33: μόλις.

ACT 14:18: OET ACT 14:18 (RV-only ACT 14:18 · LV-only ACT 14:18)

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OET-RV ACT 14:18

18 By saying these things, they were eventually just able to restrain the people from sacrificing to them.

OET-LV ACT 14:18

18 And saying these things, with_difficulty they_restrained the crowds which not to_be_sacrificing to_them.

ROM 5:7: OET ROM 5:7 (RV-only ROM 5:7 · LV-only ROM 5:7)

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OET-RV ROM 5:7

7 Now it’s rare for someone to offer to die to save a guiltless person, although perhaps someone might offer for the greater good,

OET-LV ROM 5:7

7 For/Because rarely for a_righteous man anyone will_be_dying_off, because/for for the good, possibly someone even is_daring to_die_off.

Sense 2: with difficulty

Semantic entry: 22.33

Semantic domains: Trouble, Hardship, Relief, Favorable Circumstances

Subdomains: Difficult, Hard

Definition: pertaining to that which can be accomplished only with difficulty

Notes: Because of the complications involved in rendering the expression ‘only with difficulty,’ it may be necessary to recast the translation of OET ACT 14:18 (RV-only ACT 14:18 · LV-only ACT 14:18) as ‘with these words they were able to keep the crowds from offering a sacrifice to them, but it was extremely difficult for them to accomplish this’ or ‘… but they had to try very hard to keep the crowds from doing so.’ For another interpretation of μόλις in OET ACT 14:18 (RV-only ACT 14:18 · LV-only ACT 14:18), see 78.41: μόγις / 78.41: μόλις / 78.41: ὀλίγως.

ACT 14:18: OET ACT 14:18 (RV-only ACT 14:18 · LV-only ACT 14:18)

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OET-RV ACT 14:18

18 By saying these things, they were eventually just able to restrain the people from sacrificing to them.

OET-LV ACT 14:18

18 And saying these things, with_difficulty they_restrained the crowds which not to_be_sacrificing to_them.

ACT 27:7: OET ACT 27:7 (RV-only ACT 27:7 · LV-only ACT 27:7)

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OET-RV ACT 27:7

7 After many days of slow and difficult sailing, we came alongside Knidos but the wind wasn’t helpful to us, so we sailed across to Kraitai (Crete) and along the cape of Salmone.

OET-LV ACT 27:7

7 And in many days, slow_sailing and with_difficulty, having_become along the Knidos, the wind not further_permitting us, we_sailed_under the Kraʸtaʸ along Salmōn/(Salmōn)e.
All 5 recorded passages for this sense

ACT: OET ACT 14:18 · OET ACT 27:7–8 · OET ACT 27:16 (RV-only ACT 14:18 · RV-only ACT 27:7–8 · RV-only ACT 27:16 · LV-only ACT 14:18 · LV-only ACT 27:7–8 · LV-only ACT 27:16)

PE1: OET PE1 4:18 (RV-only PE1 4:18 · LV-only PE1 4:18)