"most, most of all, above all," is the superlative of mala, "very much;" translated "especially" in Acts 26:3; Galatians 6:10; 1 Timothy 5:17; 2 Timothy 4:13; Philippians 4:22 , RV (for AV, "chiefly"); "specially," Acts 25:26; 1 Timothy 4:10; 5:8; Titus 1:10; Philemon 1:16; in Acts 20:38 , "most of all." See CHIEFLY , MOST.