3029. lian
Strong's Concordance
lian: very, exceedingly
Original Word: λίαν
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: lian
Phonetic Spelling: (lee'-an)
Short Definition: very, very much, exceedingly
Definition: very; very much, exceedingly, greatly.
HELPS Word-studies

3029 lían (an emphatic adverb) – very, exceedingly. 3029 (lían) intensifies (raises) a thought, taking it from much ("a high extent") to "very much" ("a great extent"), i.e. utterly (strongly, "to the max").

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3029: λίαν

λίαν (in Homer and Ionic λίην) (for λιλαν, λαῷ to desire: cf. Curtius, § 532), adverb, greatly, exceedingly: Matthew 2:16; Matthew 4:8; Matthew 8:28; Matthew 27:14; Mark 1:35; Mark 9:3; Mark 16:2; Luke 23:8; 2 Timothy 4:15; 2 John 1:4; 3 John 1:3; (2 Macc. 11:1; 4 Macc. 8:16; Tobit 9:4, etc.; for מְאֹד, Genesis 1:31; Genesis 4:5; 1 Samuel 11:15); λίαν ἐκ περισσοῦ, exceedingly beyond measure, Mark 6:51 (WH omits; Tr brackets ἐκπερισσοῦ). See ὑπερλίαν.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
exceeding, greatly

Of uncertain affinity; much (adverbially) -- exceeding, great(-ly), sore, very (+ chiefest).

Forms and Transliterations
λιαν λίαν lian lían
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12 Occurrences


λίαν — 12 Occ.

Matthew 2:16 Adv
GRK: μάγων ἐθυμώθη λίαν καὶ ἀποστείλας
NAS: by the magi, he became very enraged,
KJV: the wise men, was exceeding wroth,
INT: magi was enraged greatly and having sent forth

Matthew 4:8 Adv
GRK: ὄρος ὑψηλὸν λίαν καὶ δείκνυσιν
NAS: took Him to a very high
KJV: up into an exceeding high mountain,
INT: a mountain high exceedingly and shows

Matthew 8:28 Adv
GRK: ἐξερχόμενοι χαλεποὶ λίαν ὥστε μὴ
NAS: out of the tombs. [They were] so extremely violent
KJV: the tombs, exceeding fierce,
INT: coming violent very so that not

Matthew 27:14 Adv
GRK: τὸν ἡγεμόνα λίαν
NAS: so the governor was quite amazed.
KJV: that the governor marvelled greatly.
INT: the governor exceedingly

Mark 1:35 Adv
GRK: πρωὶ ἔννυχα λίαν ἀναστὰς ἐξῆλθεν
NAS: while it was still dark,
KJV: rising up a great while before day,
INT: very early in night still much having risen up he went out

Mark 6:51 Adv
GRK: ἄνεμος καὶ λίαν ἐκ περισσοῦ
NAS: stopped; and they were utterly astonished,
KJV: ceased: and they were sore amazed in
INT: wind And exceedingly in abundance

Mark 9:3 Adv
GRK: στίλβοντα λευκὰ λίαν οἷα γναφεὺς
NAS: radiant and exceedingly white,
KJV: became shining, exceeding white as
INT: shining white exceedingly such as a launderer

Mark 16:2 Adv
GRK: καὶ λίαν πρωὶ τῇ
NAS: Very early on the first
KJV: And very early in the morning
INT: And very early on the

Luke 23:8 Adv
GRK: Ἰησοῦν ἐχάρη λίαν ἦν γὰρ
NAS: Now Herod was very glad when he saw
KJV: saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for
INT: Jesus rejoiced greatly he was indeed

2 Timothy 4:15 Adv
GRK: σὺ φυλάσσου λίαν γὰρ ἀντέστη
NAS: against him yourself, for he vigorously opposed
KJV: for he hath greatly withstood our
INT: you beware of exceedingly indeed he has opposed

2 John 1:4 Adv
GRK: Ἐχάρην λίαν ὅτι εὕρηκα
NAS: I was very glad to find
KJV: I rejoiced greatly that I found
INT: I rejoiced exceedingly that I have found

3 John 1:3 Adv
GRK: ἐχάρην γὰρ λίαν ἐρχομένων ἀδελφῶν
NAS: For I was very glad when brethren
KJV: I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren
INT: I rejoiced indeed exceedingly coming [the] brothers

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