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Strong's #4970 - σφόδρα

Transliteration

sphódra

Phonetics

sfod'-rah

Origin

neuter plural of sphodros (violent, of uncertain derivation) as adverb

Parts of Speech

adverb

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

exceedingly, greatly

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3190 ‑ יָטַב (yaw‑tab'); 3966 ‑ מְאֹד (meh‑ode'); 4390 ‑ מָלָא (maw‑lay', maw‑law'); 5704 ‑ עַד (ad); 5704 ‑ עַד (ad); 7690 ‑ שַׂגִּיא (sag‑ghee');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (11)

Matthew 7

Mark 1

Luke 1

Acts 1

Revelation 1

BSB (4)

Matthew 7

Mark 1

Luke 1

Acts 1

Revelation 1

CSB (8)

Matthew 7

Mark 1

Luke 1

Acts 1

Revelation 1

ESV (10)

Matthew 7

Mark 1

Luke 1

Acts 1

Revelation 1

KJV (11)

Matthew 7

Mark 1

Luke 1

Acts 1

Revelation 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (10)

Matthew 6

Mark 1

Luke 1

Acts 1

Revelation 1

N95 (10)

Matthew 6

Mark 1

Luke 1

Acts 1

Revelation 1

NAS (10)

Matthew 6

Mark 1

Luke 1

Acts 1

Revelation 1

NLT (13)

Matthew 13

Mark 1

Luke 2

Acts 1

Revelation 2

WEB (12)

Matthew 7

Mark 1

Luke 1

Acts 2

Revelation 1

YLT (11)

Matthew 7

Mark 1

Luke 1

Acts 1

Revelation 1

ASV (11)

exceeding 4

exceedingly 4

sore 1

very 1

with exceeding 1

BSB (4)

extremely 2

rapidly 1

they were} greatly 1

CSB (8)

deeply 3

extremely 1

greatly 1

utterly 1

very 2

ESV (10)

exceedingly 1

extremely 1

filled 1

greatly 4

so 1

very 2

KJV (11)

exceeding 4

exceedingly 1

greatly 2

sore 1

very 3

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (10)

deeply 3

exceedingly 1

extremely 2

greatly 1

very 3

N95 (10)

deeply 3

exceedingly 1

extremely 3

greatly 1

very 2

NAS (10)

deeply 3

exceedingly 1

extremely 4

greatly 1

very 1

NLT (13)

astounded 1

greatly 2

grief 1

terrible 2

terrified 2

very 4

with 1

WEB (12)

exceedingly 7

great 1

very 3

with exceedingly 1

YLT (11)

exceeding 1

exceedingly 4

they were exceeding 1

very 2

were exceedingly 2

with exceeding 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

ADV 11

ANT

ADV 11

BEZ

ADV 11

BGB

ADV 11

BMT

ADV 10

BYZ

ADV 11

ELZ

ADV 11

NA26

D 11

SBL

ADV 11

SCV

ADV 11

STV

ADV 11

TIS

ADV 11

TRG

ADV 11

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

σφόδρ-ᾰ,

Adv., properly neut. pl. of σφοδρός, very much, exceedingly:

I with Verbs, ἐμήδιζον γὰρ ς. Hdt. 9.17; ς. ἱμείρουσα S. El. 1053; καὶ ς. πείθει persuades them too well, Id. Aj. 150 (anap.); ς. λέγειν with vehemence, Antipho 6.15; ς. κολάζειν severely, Th. 3.46; ς. ὁρίσασθαι exactly, Pl. Phdr. 263d, cf. Phlb. 58d, Phd. 68a, 73a; ς. χαίρω I am exceedingly glad, POxy. 41.17 (iii/iv A.D.).

2. with Adjs., ς. ὑπέρτεροι far superior, Pi. N. 4.37; μισόδημον ς. Ar. Fr. 108; ς. ἄδικος Pl. R. 361a; ἁλμυρὸν ς. Arist. Mete. 359a13; κακοδαίμων ς. Antiph. 56; ς. γενναῖος Men. 223.14; πολλοῦ ς. at a very high price, very dear, Id. 197; πολλοὶ ς. Bato 7.1; ἐνιαυτοὺς ς. ὀλίγους Men. 481.6; χαρὰ μεγάλη ς. Matthew 2:10 : — with Adjs. it most freq. follows, and in Com. Poets it usu. stands at the end of the verse.

3. with a Subst., τὴν ς. φιλίαν Pl. Lg. 731e; τινῶν ς. γυναικῶν very womanish women, ib. 639b; τῆς ς. προθυμίας ib. 952c; τῆς ς. μανίας Id. Phdr. 251a; ἐν τοῖς ς. ψύχεσιν Arist. HA 599a19.

4. with other Advbs., ἐπάταξε πῶς οἴει ς. Ar. Ra. 54; θαυμαστῶς ὡς ς., ἀμηχάνως ὡς ς., Pl. R. 331a, Phdr. 263d; μάλα ς. Id. Alc. 1.124d; πάνυ ς. Ar. Pl. 25, 745; ς. πάνυ Aeschin. 2.36; πάνυ καὶ ς. Pl. Lg. 627a; οὐ ς. not very much, Hp. Aër. 15, Antiph. 204.11, Pl. Phd. 100a; οὕτω ς. ἦν ἀρχαῖος Antiph. 273; οὕτω ς. ἐστὶ.. Βοιώτιος Eub. 39.

5. τὸ ς., = cross σφοδρότης, Pl. Smp. 210b, al.

6. σφόδρα, σφοδρῶς LXX Genesis 7:19.

II ς. γε or καὶ ς. γε, in answers, strongly affirmative, freq. in Pl., πάνυ γε ς. Men. 82b; πάνυ ς. ταῦτα λέγω Ap. 25a.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

σφόδρα (properly neuter plural of σφοδρός, vehement, violent;), from Pindar and Herodotus down, exceedingly, greatly: placed after adjectives, Matthew 2:10; Mark 16:4; Luke 18:23; Revelation 16:21; with verbs, Matthew 17:6, 23; Matthew 18:31; Matthew 19:25; Matthew 26:22; Matthew 27:54; Acts 6:7.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

σφόδρα ,

adv. (prop. neut. of σφοδρός , excessive, violent),

[in LXX chiefly for H3966;]

very, very much, exceedingly: with verbs, Matthew 17:6; Matthew 17:23; Matthew 18:31; Matthew 19:25; Matthew 26:22; Matthew 27:54, Acts 6:7; with adjectives, Matthew 2:10, Mark 16:4, Luke 18:23, Revelation 16:21.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

";four thousand"; (Matthew 15:38 al.) : PSI V. 480.5 (v/vi A.D.) εἰς πλή [ρωσιν τ ]ῶν τετρακισχειλίων ἀρταβῶν τῶν πραθέντων αὐτω ̣.

List of Word Forms

σφοδρα σφόδρα σφοδρόν σφοδρώ sphodra sphódra