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Greatly

λίανStrong’s G3029

lian

Appears in 12 verses of the New Testament

In short

Lian is the Greek word usually translated “exceedingly”, “intensely” and “extremely”. It appears in 12 verses of the New Testament.

“I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.”
2 John 1:4 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “exceedingly”, “intensely” and “extremely”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • exceedingly 8
  • intensely 1
  • extremely 1
  • still much 1
  • very 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 4
  • Mark 4
  • Luke 1
  • 2 Timothy 1
  • 2 John 1
  • 3 John 1

6 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

λίαν lian · greatly

λίαν, adv. [in LXX chiefly for מְאֹד Gen.1:31 4:5, Jer.24:3, al.; Tob.9:4, 2Ma.11:1, al. ;] very, exceedingly: Mat.2:16 4:8 8:28 27:14 Mrk.1:35 6:51 (Rec. λ. ἐκ περισσοῦ) Mrk.9:3 16:2, Luk.23:8, 2Ti.4:15, II Jn 4, 3Jn.3 (cf. ὑτερλίαν).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “greatly” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

GREATLY, adverb

In a great degree; much.

  1. “I will greatly multiply thy sorrow” Genesis 3:16
  2. Nobly; illustriously.
  3. Magnanimously; generously; bravely.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.