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| makros | μακρὰ [4 verses](noun/adj pl neut nom/acc) "Long" is makros, which means in length, "long," in height, "tall," "high," "deep," in distance, "long," "far," "remote," generally, "large in size or degree," "great," of Time, "long," and "tedious." As a noun, it means "length." As an adverb, "lengthy." |
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| makrothen | μακρόθεν [3 verses](adv) "Far" is makrothen, which means "from afar" (space) and "from a long since" (time). far. -- "Far" is an adverb that means "from afar" (space) and "from a long since" (time). |
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| makrothymeo | Μακροθύμησον [3 verses](verb 2nd sg aor imperat act) "Be patient" is makrothymeo, which means "to be long-suffering," "to persevere," "to be slow (to help)," and "to bear patiently." - "Have patience" is from a Greek verb that "to be long-suffering," "to persevere," and "to bear patiently." It means literally "remote anger," so patience is a matter of putting off anger. |
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| malakos | μαλακοῖς [2 verses](adj pl neut dat) "Soft" is from malakos, which means "freshly plowed," but it was used for a lot of ideas for gentleness and softness such as sleeping softly, sitting on a soft pillow, and soft grass. It is used to mean "soft" in a negative sense, for the idea of faint-hearted, and cowardly and lacking self-control. It was used specifically to describe men as effeminate and morally debased. - The "soft" here is an adjective, which means "freshly plowed," but it was used for a lot of ideas for gentleness and softness such as sleeping softly, sitting on a soft pillow, and soft grass. It is used to mean "soft" in a negative sense, for the idea of faint-hearted, and cowardly and lacking self-control. |
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| mallon | μᾶλλον [13 verses](adv) "Much" is mallon, which is the comparative of mala which means "very," "quite," "exceedingly," "more certainly," "especially," "more," "to a greater degree," and "rather." The comparative form would be "much more," "very much," "more and more" indicating increase, and is used to strengthen related words. - "Much" is the comparative form that means "much more," "very much," "more and more" indicating increase, and is used to strengthen related words. |
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