Greek adverb · G3122
μάλιστα
malistamal'-is-tah
Of increase; Of comparison; Of preference
12 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: málista
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3122is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 8 of 27New Testament books
- 1spelling
- 3meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3122
(adverbially) most (in the greatest degree) or particularly
The King James renders it: chiefly, most of all, (e-)specially.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
malista is rendered "Of increase; Of comparison; Of preference". It stands 12 times in the Greek text, across eight books.
- Three of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists three meanings for it, beginning with "Of increase".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Acts 20:38They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.
The first use
They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.
Acts 20:38μάλιστα
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Three of the word's twelve uses are in Acts.
What the word means
The word carries three meanings: Of increase, and Of comparison, and Of preference.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Of increase | Tagged as
| WhereMark 10:48Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David… |
| Of comparisonthe more | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereLuke 5:15But the news about Jesus spread all the more… |
| Of preferencerather, the rather, sooner | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereMatthew 6:30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 12, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
1 spelling and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- μάλιστα12
The grammar of each form
- adverb12ADV
Acts
three uses
They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.
- μάλισταmalistaadverbtagged: especially
I have nothing definite to write to our sovereign one about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this inquiry I may have something to write.
- μάλισταmalistaadverbtagged: especially
especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.
- μάλισταmalistaadverbtagged: Especially
Galatians
one use
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.
- μάλισταmalistaadverbtagged: especially
Philippians
one use
All the saints send you greetings, especially those from the household of Caesar.
- μάλισταmalistaadverbtagged: especially
1 Timothy
three uses
To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe.
- μάλισταmalistaadverbtagged: especially
If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
- μάλισταmalistaadverbtagged: especially
Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
- μάλισταmalistaadverbtagged: especially
2 Timothy
one use
When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and my scrolls, especially the parchments.
- μάλισταmalistaadverbtagged: especially
Titus
one use
For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,
- μάλισταmalistaadverbtagged: especially
Philemon
one use
no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.
- μάλισταmalistaadverbtagged: especially
2 Peter
one use
Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
- μάλισταmalistaadverbtagged: especially
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.