or rather

Pos., , , (cl.; LXX ut supr.; in NT its place is taken by , , etc.). very very much exceedingly λίαν σφόδρα Compar., . μᾶλλον Of increase, ; with qualifying words: , , , , , , al.; , , , al.; , . more πολλῷ πόσῳ τοσούτῳ . . . ὅσῳ Mk 10:48 Lk 18:39 Ro 5:15 17 Phl 2:12 Lk 12:24 Ro 11:12 He 10:25 Of comparison, : , , , , , ; , ; c. compar., , ; , ; , c. gen., ; , ; c. gen., ; as periphr. for compar., , , ; (EV, ), . the more Lk 5:15 Jo 5:18 Ac 5:14 I Th 4:1 10 II Pe 1:10 Phl 1:9 Mk 7:36 II Co 7:13 Phl 1:23 Mt 6:26 Mt 18:13 I Co 14:18 Ac 20:35 I Co 9:15 Ga 4:27 Ro 8:34 ἔτι μ. καὶ μ. πολλῴ μ. κρεῖσσον μ. διαφέρειν μ. ἤ μ. δέ yea rather Of preference, , , : with qualifying words, , , al.; , ; , , al.; in a question, , ; after a neg., , al.; () , , ; , ; c. subst., , ; , . rather the rather sooner πολλῷ πολύ πόσῳ οὐ μ. θέλω εὐδοκῶ μ. ζηλῶ τ. σκότος ἢ τ. φῶς μ. δέ Mt 6:30 He 12:25 Mt 7:11 I Co 9:12 Mt 10:6 I Co 14:5 II Co 5:8 I Co 14:1 Jo 3:19 Ga 4:9 Superl., , , , : , , , , , , , , ; , . μάλιστα most most of all above all Ac 20:38 25:26 Ga 6:10 Phl 4:22 I Ti 4:10 5:8 17 II Ti 4:13 Tit 1:10 Phm 16 II Pe 2:10 Ac 26:3 μ. γνώστης

(adverbially) more (in a greater degree)) or rather

+ better, X far, (the) more (and more), (so) much (the more), rather