What does πόσος · μᾶλλον mean in the Bible?
πόσος · μᾶλλον is a Greek phrase meaning "how much more".
Greek · G4214, G3123
πόσῳ μᾶλλον
Interrogative pronoun (of amount) how much (large, long or (plural) many) · (adverbially) more (in a greater degree) or rather
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πόσοςG4214interrogative pronoun (of amount) how much (large, long or (plural) many)
Pronunciationpósos
Open lexicon entry →μᾶλλονG3123(adverbially) more (in a greater degree) or rather
Pronunciationmâllon
Open lexicon entry →What does πόσῳ μᾶλλον (posō mallon) mean in the Bible?
πόσος · μᾶλλον is a Greek phrase meaning "how much more".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4214, G3123?
G4214, G3123 is connected to 27 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. how much more
Source Gloss
how much more
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns10Aligned forms27Case patternDative (11)Number patternSingular (15)
Nominative · Singular · NeuterMatt 6:231×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMark 9:211×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineLuke 15:171×
Nominative · Plural · FeminineActs 21:201×
Genitive · Plural · FeminineMark 8:201×
Dative · Singular · NeuterMatt 7:11 · Matt 10:25 · Matt 12:12 · Luke 11:13 · Luke 12:24 · Luke 12:28 · Rom 11:12 · Rom 11:24 · Phlm 1:16 · Heb 9:14 · Heb 10:2911×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineMatt 15:34 · Matt 16:9 · Mark 6:38 · Mark 8:5 · Mark 8:195×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterMatt 27:13 · Mark 15:42×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterLuke 16:5 · Luke 16:72×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineMatt 16:101×
Word Origins
πόσῳ μᾶλλον is built from this root: