adverb
sfodra
Strong’sG4970
exceedingly, greatly
stem sfodr-11 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 booksnever changes form
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
σφόδρα adv. (prop. neut. of σφοδρός, excessive, violent)
[in LXX chiefly for מְאֹד;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4970 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsfod'-rah
of uncertain derivation) as adverb; vehemently, i.e. in a high degree, much
Fromneuter plural of σφοδρός (violent;
King Jamesexceeding(-ly), greatly, sore, very.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
adverb, properly neuter plural of σφοδρός, very much, exceedingly:
I with Verbs, ἐμήδιζον γὰρ σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; καὶ σ. πείθει persuades them too well, Refs; σ. λέγειν with vehemence, Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. κολάζειν severely, Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. ὁρίσασθαι exactly, Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. χαίρω I am exceedingly glad, Refs 3rd c.AD+
I.2 with adjectives, σ. ὑπέρτεροι far superior, Refs 5th c.BC+; μισόδημον σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; ἁλμυρὸν σ. Refs 4th c.BC+; κακοδαίμων σ. Refs 4th c.BC+; πολλοῦ σ. at a very high price, very dear, Refs; πολλοὶ σ. Refs 4th c.BC+; χαρὰ μεγάλη σ. NT
I.3 with a substantive, τὴν σ. φιλίαν Refs 5th c.BC+; τινῶν σ. γυναικῶν very womanish women, Refs; τῆς σ. προθυμίαςRefs 4th c.BC+
I.4 with other adverbs, ἐπάταξε πῶς οἴει σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; θαυμαστῶς ὡς σ., ἀμηχάνως ὡς σ., Refs 5th c.BC+; μάλα σ. Refs; πάνυ σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; πάνυ καὶ σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐ σ. not very much, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.5 τὸ σ., ={σφοδρότης}, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.6 σφόδρα, σφοδρῶς LXX
II σ. γε or καὶ σ. γε, in answers, strongly affirmative, frequently in Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
sfodra11×
Matthew 2:10“exceedingly”… de ton asteron chairila charan megan sfodra.… they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.
Matthew 17:6“greatly”… piptala epi prosōpem autoiu kai fobila sfodra.… this, they fell facedown in …
Matthew 17:23… ta trita hēmera egeriti. kai lupila sfodra.… to life.” And the disciples were deeply grieved.
Matthew 18:31… tois sundoulois autou teim generanteim lupila sfodra, kai ercharantois diasafala to kurio heautoiu …… saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted …
Matthew 19:25akouarantois de tois mathētois ekplēssole sfodra legarōntois; Tinos ara dunotō sōzira?… the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can …
Matthew 26:22“greatly”kai luporōntois sfodra archela legarō auto henos hekastos; Mēti …… deeply grieved and began to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I, Lord?”
Matthew 27:54“extremely”… ton seismon kai teim generanteim fobila sfodra legarōntois; Alēthōs theou huios ate houtos.… Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
Mark 16:4“very”… apokuliotē tos lithos, ate gar megos sfodra.… saw that the stone had been rolled away, even though it was extremely large.
Luke 18:23… houteim perilupos genita, ate gar plousios sfodra.… the ruler heard this, he became very sad, because he was extremely wealthy.
Acts 6:7“greatly”… tos arithmos toiu mathētoiu en Ierousalēm sfodra, pollos tē ochlos toiu hierevoiu hupakouale …… to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.
Revelation 16:21“extremely”… hoti megas atō tas plēgas autau sfodra.… of hail, because it was so horrendous.