King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3122
Transliteration: malista
Phonetic Spelling: (mal'-is-tah)
Part of Speech: Adverb, Superlative
Short Definition: most
Meaning: most
μάλιστα (superlative of the adverb μάλα) (from Homer down), adverb, especially, chiefly, most of all, above all: Acts 20:38; Acts 25:26; Galatians 6:10; Philippians 4:22; 1 Timothy 4:10; 1 Timothy 5:8, 17; 2 Timothy 4:13; Titus 1:10; Philemon 1:16; 2 Peter 2:10; μάλιστα γνώστης, especially expert, thoroughly well-informed, Acts 26:3.
Word Summary
malista: most
Original Word: μάλισταTransliteration: malista
Phonetic Spelling: (mal'-is-tah)
Part of Speech: Adverb, Superlative
Short Definition: most
Meaning: most
Strong's Concordance
chiefly, most of all, especially. Neuter plural of the superlative of an apparently primary adverb mala (very); (adverbially) most (in the greatest degree) or particularly -- chiefly, most of all, (e-)specially.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3122: μάλισταμάλιστα (superlative of the adverb μάλα) (from Homer down), adverb, especially, chiefly, most of all, above all: Acts 20:38; Acts 25:26; Galatians 6:10; Philippians 4:22; 1 Timothy 4:10; 1 Timothy 5:8, 17; 2 Timothy 4:13; Titus 1:10; Philemon 1:16; 2 Peter 2:10; μάλιστα γνώστης, especially expert, thoroughly well-informed, Acts 26:3.