Lexicon sphodra: very much Original Word: σφόδραPart of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: sphodra Phonetic Spelling: (sfod'-rah) Short Definition: exceedingly, greatly Definition: exceedingly, greatly, very much. HELPS word-Studies 4970 sphódra (from sphodros, "all-out, exceeding; very much", L-S) – properly, "done to the max," going all-out ("wide-open") with total effort – like doing something "with a vengeance!" [4970 /sphódra ("exceedingly") is "properly the neuter plural of sphodros ('vehement, violent') and means 'exceedingly, greatly,' and is placed after adjectives" (J. Thayer).] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originadverb from sphodros (excessive, violent) Definitionvery much NASB Translationdeeply (3), exceedingly (1), extremely (3), greatly (1), very (2).
Strong's exceedingly, greatly, sore, very. Neuter plural of sphodros (violent; of uncertain derivation) as adverb; vehemently, i.e. In a high degree, much -- exceeding(-ly), greatly, sore, very. |
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