UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: advb.

Related lemmas: μάλιστα

Sense 1: more, more than, to a greater degree, even more

Semantic entry: 78.28

Semantic domains: Degree

Subdomains: More Than, Less Than [Comparative Degree]

Definition: a degree which surpasses in some manner a point on an explicit or implicit scale of extent

MAT 6:26: RV MAT 6:26 · LV MAT 6:26 · Read together MAT 6:26

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OET-RV MAT 6:26

26 Think about the birds in the sky—they don’t plant seeds or harvest crops or gather grain into barns, but it’s your heavenly father who feeds them. Aren’t each of you worth more than them?

OET-LV MAT 6:26

26 Consider on the birds of _the sky, that they _are_ neither _sowing, nor are _they _reaping, nor are _they _gathering _together into barns, and the the heavenly father of _you _all is _feeding them, are_ not you _all _carrying _value more than them?

MAT 6:30: RV MAT 6:30 · LV MAT 6:30 · Read together MAT 6:30

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OET-RV MAT 6:30

30 So if God dresses the plants in the fields that are here today and thrown away tomorrow, won’t he care much more for you, you people with little faith?

OET-LV MAT 6:30

30 But if the god is_ thus _dressing the grass of _the field being today, and tomorrow being _thrown into the_furnace, not by _much more for _you _all, little _faith ones?

All 49 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 6:26 · RV MAT 6:30 · RV MAT 7:11 · RV MAT 10:25 · RV MAT 18:13 · LV MAT 6:26 · LV MAT 6:30 · LV MAT 7:11 · LV MAT 10:25 · LV MAT 18:13 · Read together MAT 6:26 · Read together MAT 6:30 · Read together MAT 7:11 · Read together MAT 10:25 · Read together MAT 18:13

MRK: RV MRK 10:48 · LV MRK 10:48 · Read together MRK 10:48

LUK: RV LUK 5:15 · RV LUK 11:13 · RV LUK 12:24 · RV LUK 12:28 · RV LUK 18:39 · LV LUK 5:15 · LV LUK 11:13 · LV LUK 12:24 · LV LUK 12:28 · LV LUK 18:39 · Read together LUK 5:15 · Read together LUK 11:13 · Read together LUK 12:24 · Read together LUK 12:28 · Read together LUK 18:39

JHN: RV JHN 5:18 · RV JHN 12:43 · RV JHN 19:8 · LV JHN 5:18 · LV JHN 12:43 · LV JHN 19:8 · Read together JHN 5:18 · Read together JHN 12:43 · Read together JHN 19:8

ACT: RV ACT 5:14 · RV ACT 9:22 · RV ACT 20:35 · RV ACT 22:2 · LV ACT 5:14 · LV ACT 9:22 · LV ACT 20:35 · LV ACT 22:2 · Read together ACT 5:14 · Read together ACT 9:22 · Read together ACT 20:35 · Read together ACT 22:2

ROM: RV ROM 5:9–10 · RV ROM 5:15 · RV ROM 5:17 · RV ROM 11:12 · RV ROM 11:24 · LV ROM 5:9–10 · LV ROM 5:15 · LV ROM 5:17 · LV ROM 11:12 · LV ROM 11:24 · Read together ROM 5:9–10 · Read together ROM 5:15 · Read together ROM 5:17 · Read together ROM 11:12 · Read together ROM 11:24

CO1: RV CO1 9:12 · RV CO1 12:22 · RV CO1 14:1 · RV CO1 14:5 · RV CO1 14:18 · LV CO1 9:12 · LV CO1 12:22 · LV CO1 14:1 · LV CO1 14:5 · LV CO1 14:18 · Read together CO1 9:12 · Read together CO1 12:22 · Read together CO1 14:1 · Read together CO1 14:5 · Read together CO1 14:18

CO2: RV CO2 3:8–9 · RV CO2 3:11 · RV CO2 7:7 · RV CO2 7:13 · RV CO2 12:9 · LV CO2 3:8–9 · LV CO2 3:11 · LV CO2 7:7 · LV CO2 7:13 · LV CO2 12:9 · Read together CO2 3:8–9 · Read together CO2 3:11 · Read together CO2 7:7 · Read together CO2 7:13 · Read together CO2 12:9

GAL: RV GAL 4:27 · LV GAL 4:27 · Read together GAL 4:27

PHP: RV PHP 1:9 · RV PHP 1:23 · RV PHP 2:12 · RV PHP 3:4 · LV PHP 1:9 · LV PHP 1:23 · LV PHP 2:12 · LV PHP 3:4 · Read together PHP 1:9 · Read together PHP 1:23 · Read together PHP 2:12 · Read together PHP 3:4

TH1: RV TH1 4:1 · RV TH1 4:10 · LV TH1 4:1 · LV TH1 4:10 · Read together TH1 4:1 · Read together TH1 4:10

TI1: RV TI1 6:2 · LV TI1 6:2 · Read together TI1 6:2

PHM: RV PHM 1:16 · LV PHM 1:16 · Read together PHM 1:16

HEB: RV HEB 9:14 · RV HEB 10:25 · RV HEB 12:9 · RV HEB 12:25 · LV HEB 9:14 · LV HEB 10:25 · LV HEB 12:9 · LV HEB 12:25 · Read together HEB 9:14 · Read together HEB 10:25 · Read together HEB 12:9 · Read together HEB 12:25

PE2: RV PE2 1:10 · LV PE2 1:10 · Read together PE2 1:10

Sense 2: on the contrary, instead, but rather

Semantic entry: 89.126

Semantic domains: Relations

Subdomains: Contrast

Definition: a marker of contrast indicating an alternative

MAT 10:6: RV MAT 10:6 · LV MAT 10:6 · Read together MAT 10:6

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OET-RV MAT 10:6

6 but rather go to the lost sheep who are Yisrael’s (Israel) descendants.

OET-LV MAT 10:6

6 but rather be _going to the which having _lost sheep of_the_house of _Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl).

MAT 10:28: RV MAT 10:28 · LV MAT 10:28 · Read together MAT 10:28

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OET-RV MAT 10:28

28 Don’t be afraid of anyone who can kill your body but who can’t touch your soul, but rather work to please the one who can destroy both soul and body in fire.

OET-LV MAT 10:28

28 And be_ not _afraid of the ones killing _off the body, but not being _able to _kill _off the soul, but rather be _fearing the one being _able to _destroy both soul and body in geenna.

All 31 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 10:6 · RV MAT 10:28 · RV MAT 25:9 · RV MAT 27:24 · LV MAT 10:6 · LV MAT 10:28 · LV MAT 25:9 · LV MAT 27:24 · Read together MAT 10:6 · Read together MAT 10:28 · Read together MAT 25:9 · Read together MAT 27:24

MRK: RV MRK 5:26 · RV MRK 7:36 · RV MRK 9:42 · RV MRK 15:11 · LV MRK 5:26 · LV MRK 7:36 · LV MRK 9:42 · LV MRK 15:11 · Read together MRK 5:26 · Read together MRK 7:36 · Read together MRK 9:42 · Read together MRK 15:11

JHN: RV JHN 3:19 · LV JHN 3:19 · Read together JHN 3:19

ACT: RV ACT 4:19 · RV ACT 5:29 · RV ACT 27:11 · LV ACT 4:19 · LV ACT 5:29 · LV ACT 27:11 · Read together ACT 4:19 · Read together ACT 5:29 · Read together ACT 27:11

ROM: RV ROM 8:34 · RV ROM 14:13 · LV ROM 8:34 · LV ROM 14:13 · Read together ROM 8:34 · Read together ROM 14:13

CO1: RV CO1 5:2 · RV CO1 6:7 · RV CO1 7:21 · RV CO1 9:15 · LV CO1 5:2 · LV CO1 6:7 · LV CO1 7:21 · LV CO1 9:15 · Read together CO1 5:2 · Read together CO1 6:7 · Read together CO1 7:21 · Read together CO1 9:15

CO2: RV CO2 2:7 · RV CO2 5:8 · LV CO2 2:7 · LV CO2 5:8 · Read together CO2 2:7 · Read together CO2 5:8

GAL: RV GAL 4:9 · LV GAL 4:9 · Read together GAL 4:9

EPH: RV EPH 4:28 · RV EPH 5:4 · RV EPH 5:11 · LV EPH 4:28 · LV EPH 5:4 · LV EPH 5:11 · Read together EPH 4:28 · Read together EPH 5:4 · Read together EPH 5:11

PHP: RV PHP 1:12 · LV PHP 1:12 · Read together PHP 1:12

TI1: RV TI1 1:4 · LV TI1 1:4 · Read together TI1 1:4

TI2: RV TI2 3:4 · LV TI2 3:4 · Read together TI2 3:4

PHM: RV PHM 1:9 · LV PHM 1:9 · Read together PHM 1:9

HEB: RV HEB 11:25 · RV HEB 12:9 · RV HEB 12:13 · LV HEB 11:25 · LV HEB 12:9 · LV HEB 12:13 · Read together HEB 11:25 · Read together HEB 12:9 · Read together HEB 12:13

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

μᾶλλον

Form 1

Sense 1: more, more than, to a greater degree, even more

Sense 2: on the contrary, instead, but rather