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"very, exceedingly," is rendered "greatly" in Matthew 27:14 , of wonder; 2 Timothy 4:15 , of opposition; 2 John 1:4; 3 John 1:3 , of joy. See EXCEEDING , SORE , VERY.
is used in the neuter singular (polu) or the plural (polla), as an adverb; in the sing., e.g., Mark 12:27; in the plural, e.g., Mark 1:45 , "much;" Mark 5:23 , "greatly" (RV, "much"); Mark 5:38 , AV and RV, "greatly;" 1 Corinthians 16:12 (RV, "much"). See LONG , MUCH.
Note: In Acts 28:6 , AV, polu is rendered "a great while" (RV, "long").from megas (GREAT, No. 1), is used of rejoicing, Philippians 4:10 .
"joy," is used in the dative case adverbially with the verb chairo, "to rejoice," in John 3:29 , "rejoiceth greatly," lit., "rejoiceth with joy."
Notes: (1) For sphodra, RV, "exceedingly," in Matthew 27:54; Acts 6:7 , see EXCEED , B, No. 2. (2) In the following the RV omits "greatly," as the verbs are adequately translated without, Philippians 1:8; 1 Thessalonians 3:6; 2 Timothy 1:4 . In the following the RV adds "greatly" to express the fuller force of the verb, Luke 1:29; Acts 16:34; 1 Peter 1:8 . (3) In 1 Peter 1:6 , "ye greatly rejoice," the adverb is not separately expressed, but is incorporated in the rendering of the verb agalliao, "to rejoice much, to exult."Copyright Statement
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Greatly'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​g/greatly.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Greatly'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​g/greatly.html. 1940.