"μᾶλλον" meaning in Ancient Greek

See μᾶλλον in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /mâːl.lon/, /ˈmal.lon/, /ˈma.lon/, /mâːl.lon/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈmal.lon/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈmal.lon/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈmal.lon/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈma.lon/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: mâllon [romanization]
Etymology: Comparative form of μάλα (mála, “very”), from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“strong, big”). Cognates include Latin melior (“better”). Etymology templates: {{m|grc|μάλα||very}} μάλα (mála, “very”), {{der|grc|ine-pro|*mel-||strong, big}} Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“strong, big”), {{cog|la|melior||better}} Latin melior (“better”) Head templates: {{head|grc|adverb}} μᾶλλον • (mâllon)
  1. (comparative) more, more strongly, rather
    (strengthened)
    Tags: comparative
    Sense id: en-μᾶλλον-grc-adv-i4SbiqlO Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 15 15 29 25 15
  2. (comparative) more, more strongly, rather
    (joined to a second comparative)
    Tags: comparative
    Sense id: en-μᾶλλον-grc-adv-i4SbiqlO1 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 15 15 29 25 15
  3. (comparative) more, more strongly, rather
    (in the phrase μᾶλλον δέ (mâllon dé)) much more, rather
    Tags: comparative
    Sense id: en-μᾶλλον-grc-adv-UeVdude~ Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 15 15 29 25 15
  4. (comparative) more, more strongly, rather
    (in the phrase οὐδὲν μᾶλλον (oudèn mâllon))
    Tags: comparative
    Sense id: en-μᾶλλον-grc-adv-rpRVsYjw Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 15 15 29 25 15
  5. (comparative) more, more strongly, rather Tags: comparative
    Sense id: en-μᾶλλον-grc-adv-i4SbiqlO1 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 15 15 29 25 15

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