Word Summary
lian: very, exceedingly
Original Word: λίανTransliteration: lian
Phonetic Spelling: (lee'-an)
Part of Speech: Adverb
Short Definition: very, exceedingly
Meaning: very, exceedingly
Strong's Concordance
exceeding, greatly
Of uncertain affinity; much (adverbially) -- exceeding, great(-ly), sore, very (+ chiefest).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3029: λίανλίαν (in
Homer and Ionic
λίην) (for
λιλαν,
λαῷ to desire: cf.
Curtius, § 532), adverb,
greatly, exceedingly:
Matthew 2:16;
Matthew 4:8;
Matthew 8:28;
Matthew 27:14;
Mark 1:35;
Mark 9:3;
Mark 16:2;
Luke 23:8;
2 Timothy 4:15;
2 John 1:4;
3 John 1:3; (2 Macc. 11:1; 4 Macc. 8:16; Tobit 9:4, etc.; for
מְאֹד,
Genesis 1:31;
Genesis 4:5;
1 Samuel 11:15);
λίαν ἐκ περισσοῦ,
exceedingly beyond measure, Mark 6:51 (
WH omits;
Tr brackets
ἐκπερισσοῦ). See
ὑπερλίαν.