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Lexicon :: Strong's G3123 - mallon

Aa
μᾶλλον
Transliteration
mallon (Key)
Pronunciation
mal'-lon
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
Neuter of the comparative of the same as μάλιστα (G3122)
mGNT
81x in 1 unique form(s)
TR
83x in 1 unique form(s)
LXX
22x in 1 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

μᾶλλον mâllon, mal'-lon; neuter of the comparative of the same as G3122; (adverbially) more (in a greater degree)) or rather:—+ better, × far, (the) more (and more), (so) much (the more), rather.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 83x

The KJV translates Strong's G3123 in the following manner: more (32x), rather (33x), the more (12x), better (with G2570) (2x), miscellaneous (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 83x
The KJV translates Strong's G3123 in the following manner: more (32x), rather (33x), the more (12x), better (with G2570) (2x), miscellaneous (4x).
  1. more, to a greater degree, rather

    1. much, by far

    2. rather, sooner

    3. more willingly, more readily, sooner

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μᾶλλον mâllon, mal'-lon; neuter of the comparative of the same as G3122; (adverbially) more (in a greater degree)) or rather:—+ better, × far, (the) more (and more), (so) much (the more), rather.
STRONGS G3123:
μᾶλλον (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): πολλῷ 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, ὅσῳ by as much (namely, μᾶλλον), 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 (μᾶλλον θόρυβος γίνεται (but others refer this to 2 b. . below)); Luke 5:15 (διήρχετο μᾶλλον); John 5:18 (μᾶλλον ἐζήτουν); John 19:8; Acts 5:14; Acts 9:22; Acts 22:2; 2 Corinthians 7:7; 1 Thessalonians 4:1, 10; 2 Peter 1:10; ἔτι μᾶλλον καί μᾶλλον, 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; πολλῷ μᾶλλον κρεῖσσον, 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, μᾶλλον διαφέρειν τίνος, to be of much more value than one, Matthew 6:26. μᾶλλον , more than, Matthew 18:13; μᾶλλον with the genitive, πάντων ὑμῶν, 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 , as μακάριον, μᾶλλον for μακαριωτερον, Acts 20:35; add, 1 Corinthians 9:15; Galatians 4:27; πολλῷ μᾶλλον ἀναγκαῖά, 1 Corinthians 12:22; sometimes μᾶλλον, seems to be omitted before ; see under , 3 f.
c. μᾶλλον 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 πολλῷ μᾶλλον in arguing from the less to the greater, Matthew 6:30; Romans 5:9; Hebrews 12:9 (here L T Tr WH πολι μᾶλλον); also πολύ (R G πολλῷ) μᾶλλον namely, οὐκ 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 μᾶλλον, Matthew 7:11; Matthew 10:25; Luke 12:28; Romans 11:12, 24; Philemon 1:16. in a question, οὐ μᾶλλον; (Latin nonne 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. 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; μᾶλλον δέ, Ephesians 4:28; Ephesians 5:11. οὐχί μᾶλλον; (nonne potius ?) not rather etc.? 1 Corinthians 5:2; 1 Corinthians 6:7.
β. so that μᾶλλον belongs to the thing which is preferred, consequently to a noun, not to a verb: John 3:19 (ἠγάπησαν μᾶλλον τό σκότος τό φῶς, i. e. when they ought to have loved the light they (hated it, and) loved the darkness, John 3:20); John 12:43; 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, τόν Ἰησοῦν); 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. by way of correction, μᾶλλον 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 μᾶλλον and εὐδοκῶ μᾶλλον, to prefer, 1 Corinthians 14:5; 2 Corinthians 5:8 (βούλομαι μᾶλλον, Xenophon, Cyril 1, 1, 1); ζηλουν, 1 Corinthians 14:1 (μᾶλλον namely, ζηλοῦτε); χρωμαι, 1 Corinthians 7:21.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
6:26; 6:30; 7:11; 10:6; 10:25; 10:28; 18:13; 25:9; 27:24
Mark
5:26; 7:36; 10:48; 15:11
Luke
5:15; 12:24; 12:28; 18:39
John
3:19; 3:20; 5:18; 12:43; 19:8
Acts
4:19; 5:14; 5:29; 9:22; 20:35; 22:2
Romans
5:9; 5:15; 5:17; 8:34; 11:12; 11:12; 11:24; 14:13
1 Corinthians
5:2; 6:7; 7:21; 9:12; 9:15; 12:22; 14:1; 14:5; 14:18
2 Corinthians
3:9; 3:11; 5:8; 7:7; 7:13
Galatians
4:9; 4:27
Ephesians
4:28; 5:11
Philippians
1:9; 1:12; 1:23; 2:12; 3:4
1 Thessalonians
4:1; 4:10
1 Timothy
6:2
2 Timothy
3:4
Philemon
1:16; 1:16
Hebrews
2:2; 9:14; 10:25; 12:9; 12:13; 12:25
2 Peter
1:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3123 matches the Greek μᾶλλον (mallon),
which occurs 81 times in 79 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 6:26–2Co 3:9)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:26 - “Look G1689 at the birds G4071 of the sky G3772, that they do not sow G4687, nor G3761 reap G2325, nor G3761 gather G4863 crops into barns G596, and yet your heavenly G3770 Father G3962 feeds G5142 them. Are you not much G3123 more G1308 important G1308 than they?
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:30 - “But if G1487 God G2316 so G3779 clothes G294 the grass G5528 of the field G68, which is alive today G4594 and tomorrow G839 is thrown G906 into the furnace G2823, will He not much G4183 more G3123 clothe you? You of G3640 little G3640 faith G3640!
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:11 - “So G3767 if G1487 you, despite being G1510 [fn]evil G4190, know G6063 how G6063 to give G1325 good G18 gifts G1390 to your children G5043, how G4214 much G4214 more G3123 will your Father G3962 who is in heaven G3772 give G1325 good G18 things G18 to those G3588 who ask G154 Him!
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:6 - but rather G3123 go G4198 to the lost G622 sheep G4263 of the house G3624 of Israel G2474.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:25 - “It is enough G713 for the disciple G3101 that he may become G1096 like G5613 his teacher G1320, and the slave G1401 like G5613 his master G2962. If G1487 they have called G1941 the head G3617 of G3617 the G3617 house G3617 [fn]Beelzebul G954, how G4214 much G4214 more G3123 will they insult the members G3615 of G3615 his household G3615!
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:28 - “And do not be G5399 afraid G5399 of those G3588 who kill G615 the body G4983 but are unable G3361 G1410 to kill G615 the soul G5590; but rather G3123 fear G5399 Him who is able G1410 to destroy G622 both G2532 soul G5590 and body G4983 in [fn]hell G1067.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:13 - “And if G1437 it turns G1096 out G1096 that he finds G2147 it, truly G281 I say G3004 to you, he rejoices G5463 over G1909 it more G3123 than G2228 over G1909 the ninety-nine G1768 G1767 that have not gone G4105 astray G4105.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:9 - “However G1161, the prudent G5429 ones answered G611, ‘No, there most G3379 certainly G3364 would not be enough G714 for us and you too; go G4198 instead G3123 to the merchants G4453 and buy G59 some for yourselves G1438.’
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:24 -

Now G1161 when Pilate G4091 saw G3708 that he was accomplishing G5623 nothing G3762, but rather G3123 that a riot G2351 was starting G1096, he took G2983 water G5204 and washed G633 his hands G5495 in G2713 front G2713 of G2713 the crowd G3793, saying G3004, “I am G1510 innocent G121 of this G3778 Man’s G3778 blood G129; you yourselves G4771 shall see G3708.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:26 - and had endured G3958 much G4183 at G5259 the hands G5259 of many G4183 physicians G2395, and had spent G1159 all G3956 that she had G3844 and was not helped G5623 at G3367 all G3367, but instead G3123 had become G2064 worse G5501
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:36 - And He gave G1291 them orders G1291 not to tell G3004 anyone G3367; but the more G3745 He ordered G1291 them, the more G3123 widely G4053 they continued to proclaim G2784 it.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:42 -

“Whoever G3739 causes G4624 one G1520 of these G3778 [fn]little G3398 ones G3398 who believe G4100 in Me to G4624 [fn]sin G4624, it is better G2570 G3123 for him if G1487 a heavy G3684 millstone G3458 is hung G4029 around G4012 his neck G5137 and he [fn]is thrown G906 into the sea G2281.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:48 - Many G4183 were sternly G2008 telling G2008 him to be quiet G4623, but he kept crying G2896 out G2896 all G4183 the more G3123, “Son G5207 of David G1138, have G1653 mercy G1653 on me!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:11 - But the chief G749 priests G749 stirred G383 up G383 the crowd G3793 to ask him to release G630 Barabbas G912 for them instead G3123.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:15 - But the news G3056 about G4012 Him was spreading G1330 even farther G3123, and large G4183 crowds G3793 were gathering G4905 to hear G191 Him and to be healed G2323 of their sicknesses G769.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:13 - “So G3767 if G1487 you, despite being G5225 [fn]evil G4190, know G6063 how G6063 to give G1325 good G18 gifts G1390 to your children G5043, how G4214 much G4214 more G3123 will [fn]your heavenly G1537 G3772 Father G3962 give G1325 the Holy G40 Spirit G4151 to those G3588 who ask G154 Him?”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:24 - “Consider G2657 the ravens G2876, that they neither G3777 sow G4687 nor G3777 reap G2325; they have no G3756 storeroom G5009 nor G3761 barn G596, and yet God G2316 feeds G5142 them; how G4214 much G4214 more G3123 valuable G1308 you are than the birds G4071!
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:28 - “Now G1161 if G1487 God G2316 so G3779 clothes G6005 the grass G5528 in the field G68, which is alive today G4594 and tomorrow G839 is thrown G906 into the furnace G2823, how G4214 much G4214 more G3123 will He clothe you? You of G3640 little G3640 faith G3640!
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:39 - Those G3588 who led G4254 the G4254 way G4254 were sternly G2008 telling G2008 him to be quiet G4601; but he kept crying G2905 out G2905 all G4183 the more G3123, “Son G5207 of David G1138, have G1653 mercy G1653 on me!”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:19 - “And this G3778 is the judgment G2920, that the Light G5457 has come G2064 into the world G2889, and people G444 loved G25 the darkness G4655 rather G3123 than G2228 the Light G5457; for their deeds G2041 were evil G4190.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:18 - For this G3778 reason G1223 therefore G3767 the Jews G2453 were seeking G2212 all the more G3123 to kill G615 Him, because G3754 He not only G3440 was breaking G3089 the Sabbath G4521, but also G2532 was calling G3004 God G2316 His own G2398 Father G3962, making G4160 Himself G1438 equal G2470 with God G2316.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:43 - for they loved G25 the [fn]approval G1391 of people G444 rather G3123 than G2228 the [fn]approval G1391 of God G2316.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:8 -

Therefore G3767 when G3753 Pilate G4091 heard G191 this G3778 statement G3056, he was G5399 even more G3123 afraid G5399;

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:19 - But Peter G4074 and John G2491 answered G611 and said G3004 to them, “Whether G1487 it is right G1342 in G1799 the G1799 sight G1799 of G1799 God G2316 to listen G191 to you rather G3123 than G2228 to God G2316, make G2919 your own judgment G2919;
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:14 - And increasingly G3123 believers G4100 in the Lord G2962, large G4128 numbers G4128 of men G435 and women G1135, were being added G4369 to their number,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:29 - But Peter G4074 and the apostles G652 answered G611, “We must G1163 obey G3980 God G2316 rather G3123 than G2228 men G444.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:22 - But Saul G4569 kept increasing G1743 G3123 in G1743 strength G1743 and confounding G4797 Jews G2453 who lived G2730 in Damascus G1154 by proving G4822 that this G3778 Jesus is the [fn]Christ G5547.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:35 - “In everything G3956 I showed G5263 you that by working G2872 hard G2872 in G3779 this G3779 way G3779 you must G1163 help G482 the weak G770 and remember G3421 the words G3056 of the Lord G2962 Jesus G2424, that He Himself G846 said G3004, ‘It is more G3123 blessed G3107 to give G1325 than G2228 to receive G2983.’
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:2 -

And when they heard G191 that he was addressing G4377 them in the [fn]Hebrew G1446 dialect G1258, they became G3930 even more G3123 quiet G2271; and he *said G5346,

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:11 - But the centurion G1543 was more G3123 persuaded G3982 by the pilot G2942 and the [fn]captain G3490 of G3490 the G3490 ship G3490 than G2228 by what was being said G3004 by Paul G3972.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:9 - Much G4183 more G3123 then G3767, having now G3568 been justified G1344 [fn]by His blood G129, we shall be saved G4982 from the wrath G3709 of God through G1223 Him.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:10 - For if G1487 while we were enemies G2190 we were reconciled G2644 to God G2316 through G1223 the death G2288 of His Son G5207, much G4183 more G3123, having been reconciled G2644, we shall be saved G4982 [fn]by His life G2222.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:15 -

But [fn]the gracious G5486 gift G5486 is not like G5613 the offense G3900. For if G1487 by the offense G3900 of the one G1520 the many G4183 died G599, much G4183 more G3123 did the grace G5485 of God G2316 and the gift G1431 by the grace G5485 of the one G1520 Man G444, Jesus G2424 Christ G5547, overflow G4052 to the many G4183.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:17 - For if G1487 by the offense G3900 of the one G1520, death G2288 reigned G936 through G1223 the one G1520, much G4183 more G3123 will those G3588 who receive G2983 the abundance G4050 of grace G5485 and of the gift G1431 of righteousness G1343 reign G936 in life G2222 through G1223 the One G1520, Jesus G2424 Christ G5547.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:34 - who G5101 is the one who condemns G2632? Christ G5547 Jesus G2424 is He who died G599, but rather G3123, was [fn]raised G1453, who G3739 is at the right G1188 hand G1188 of God G2316, who G3739 also G2532 intercedes G1793 for us.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:12 - Now G1161 if G1487 their wrongdoing G3900 proves to be riches G4149 for the world G2889, and their failure G2275, riches G4149 for the Gentiles G1484, how G4214 much G4214 more G3123 will their [fn]fulfillment G4138 be!
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:24 - For if G1437 you were cut G1581 off G1581 from what G65 is by nature G5449 a wild G65 olive G65 tree G65, and contrary G3844 to nature G5449 were grafted G1461 into a cultivated G2565 olive G2565 tree G2565, how G4214 much G4214 more G3123 will these G3778 who G3588 are the natural G2596 G5449 branches be grafted G1461 into their own G2398 olive G1636 tree G1636?
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:13 -

Therefore G3767 let’s not judge G2919 one G240 another G240 anymore G3371, but rather G3123 [fn]determine G2919 this G3778: not to put G5087 an obstacle G4348 or G2228 a stumbling G4625 block G4625 in a brother’s G80 or sister’s way.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:2 - [fn]You have become [fn]arrogant G5448 and [fn]have not mourned G3996 instead G3123, so G2443 that G2443 the one who had done G4238 this G3778 deed G2041 would be removed G142 from your midst G3319.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:7 -

Actually G3654, then G3767, it is already G2235 a defeat G2275 for you, that you have G2192 lawsuits G2917 with one G1438 another G1438. Why G1223 G5101 not rather G3123 suffer G91 the G91 wrong G91? Why G1223 G5101 not rather G3123 be defrauded G650?

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:21 -

Were you called G2564 as a slave G1401? Do not let it concern G3199 you. But if G1487 you are also G2532 able G1410 to become G1096 free G1658, take G5530 G3123 advantage G5530 G3123 of that.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:12 - If G1487 others G243 share G3348 the right G1849 over you, do we not more G3123? Nevertheless G235, we did not use G5530 this G3778 right G1849, but we endure G4722 all G3956 things G3956 so G2443 that G2443 we will cause G1325 no G3361 G5100 hindrance G1464 to the gospel G2098 of Christ G5547.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:15 -

But I have used G5530 none G3762 of these G3778 things G3778. And I have not written G1125 these G3778 things G3778 so G2443 that G2443 it will be done G1096 so G3779 in my case G1722; for it would be better G2570 G3123 for me to die G599 than G2228 that. No G3762 one G3762 shall make G2758 my boast G2745 an empty G2758 one!

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:22 - On the contrary G235, [fn]it is much G4183 truer G3123 that the parts G3196 of the body G4983 which seem G1380 to be weaker G772 are necessary G316;
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:1 -

Pursue G1377 love G26, yet G1161 earnestly G2206 desire G2206 spiritual G4152 gifts, but especially G3123 that you may prophesy G4395.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:5 - Now G1161 I wish G2309 that you all G3956 spoke G2980 in tongues G1100, but rather G3123 that you would prophesy G4395; and greater G3173 is the one who prophesies G4395 than G2228 the one who speaks G2980 in tongues G1100, unless G1622 G1487 G3361 he interprets G1329, so G2443 that G2443 the church G1577 may receive G2983 edification G3619.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:18 - I thank G2168 God G2316, I speak G2980 in tongues G1100 more G3123 than you all G3956;
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:7 - so G5620 that G5620 on G5121 the G5121 other G5121 hand G5121, you should rather G3123 forgive G5483 and comfort G3870 him, otherwise G3381 such G5108 a person G5108 might be overwhelmed G2666 by excessive G4053 sorrow G3077.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:8 - how G4459 will the ministry G1248 of the Spirit G4151 fail G3780 to be even more G3123 with glory G1391?
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:9 - For if G1487 the ministry G1248 of condemnation G2633 has glory G1391, much G4183 more G3123 does the ministry G1248 of righteousness G1343 excel G4052 in glory G1391.

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