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Lexicon :: Strong's G4970 - sphodra

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σφόδρα
Transliteration
sphodra (Key)
Pronunciation
sfod'-rah
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
Neuter plural of sphodros (violent, of uncertain derivation) as adverb
mGNT
11x in 1 unique form(s) TR
11x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
296x in 1 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

σφόδρα sphódra, sfod'-rah; neuter plural of σφοδρός sphodrós (violent; of uncertain derivation) as adverb; vehemently, i.e. in a high degree, much:—exceeding(-ly), greatly, sore, very.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's G4970 in the following manner: exceeding (4x), very (3x), greatly (2x), exceedingly (1x), sore (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's G4970 in the following manner: exceeding (4x), very (3x), greatly (2x), exceedingly (1x), sore (1x).

  1. exceedingly, greatly

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σφόδρα sphódra, sfod'-rah; neuter plural of σφοδρός sphodrós (violent; of uncertain derivation) as adverb; vehemently, i.e. in a high degree, much:—exceeding(-ly), greatly, sore, very.
STRONGS G4970:
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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
2:10; 17:6; 17:23; 18:31; 19:25; 26:22; 27:54
Mark
16:4
Luke
18:23
Acts
6:7
Revelation
16:21

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4970 matches the Greek σφόδρα (sphodra),
which occurs 296 times in 278 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 6 (Gen 7:18–Num 22:3)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:18 - The waters rose and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:19 - They rose greatly on the earth, and all the high mountains under the entire heavens were covered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:14 - When Abram came to Egypt, the Egyptians saw that Sarai was a very beautiful woman.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:2 - Abram had become very wealthy in livestock and in silver and gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:13 - Now the people of Sodom were wicked and were sinning greatly against the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:1 - After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield,[fn] your very great reward.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:2 - Then I will make my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:6 - I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:20 - And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:20 - Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:9 - “Get out of our way,” they replied. “This fellow came here as a foreigner, and now he wants to play the judge! We’ll treat you worse than them.” They kept bringing pressure on Lot and moved forward to break down the door.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:8 - Early the next morning Abimelek summoned all his officials, and when he told them all that had happened, they were very much afraid.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:11 - The matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:16 - The woman was very beautiful, a virgin; no man had ever slept with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar and came up again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:35

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:35 - The LORD has blessed my master abundantly, and he has become wealthy. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:13 - The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:16 - Then Abimelek said to Isaac, “Move away from us; you have become too powerful for us.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:33 - Isaac trembled violently and said, “Who was it, then, that hunted game and brought it to me? I ate it just before you came and I blessed him—and indeed he will be blessed!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:34 - When Esau heard his father’s words, he burst out with a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me—me too, my father!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:43

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:43 - In this way the man grew exceedingly prosperous and came to own large flocks, and female and male servants, and camels and donkeys.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:7 - In great fear and distress Jacob divided the people who were with him into two groups,[fn] and the flocks and herds and camels as well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:7 - Meanwhile, Jacob’s sons had come in from the fields as soon as they heard what had happened. They were shocked and furious, because Shechem had done an outrageous thing in[fn] Israel by sleeping with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:12 - Make the price for the bride and the gift I am to bring as great as you like, and I’ll pay whatever you ask me. Only give me the young woman as my wife.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:6 - So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care; with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:31 - The abundance in the land will not be remembered, because the famine that follows it will be so severe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:49

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:49 - Joseph stored up huge quantities of grain, like the sand of the sea; it was so much that he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:13 - There was no food, however, in the whole region because the famine was severe; both Egypt and Canaan wasted away because of the famine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:27 - Now the Israelites settled in Egypt in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and were fruitful and increased greatly in number.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:9 - Chariots and horsemen[fn] also went up with him. It was a very large company.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:10 - When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, near the Jordan, they lamented loudly and bitterly; and there Joseph observed a seven-day period of mourning for his father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:7 - but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers and became so numerous that the land was filled with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:12 - But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:20 - So God was kind to the midwives and the people increased and became even more numerous.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:3 - the hand of the LORD will bring a terrible plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys and camels and on your cattle, sheep and goats.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:18 - Therefore, at this time tomorrow I will send the worst hailstorm that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded till now.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:24 - hail fell and lightning flashed back and forth. It was the worst storm in all the land of Egypt since it had become a nation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:14 - they invaded all Egypt and settled down in every area of the country in great numbers. Never before had there been such a plague of locusts, nor will there ever be again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 11:3 - (The LORD made the Egyptians favorably disposed toward the people, and Moses himself was highly regarded in Egypt by Pharaoh’s officials and by the people.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:38

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:38 - Many other people went up with them, and also large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:10 - As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:18 - Mount Sinai was covered with smoke, because the LORD descended on it in fire. The smoke billowed up from it like smoke from a furnace, and the whole mountain[fn] trembled violently.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:19 - As the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and the voice of God answered him.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:10 - Moses heard the people of every family wailing at the entrance to their tents. The LORD became exceedingly angry, and Moses was troubled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:33 - But while the meat was still between their teeth and before it could be consumed, the anger of the LORD burned against the people, and he struck them with a severe plague.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:3 - (Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:28 - But the people who live there are powerful, and the cities are fortified and very large. We even saw descendants of Anak there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:7 - and said to the entire Israelite assembly, “The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:39

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:39 - When Moses reported this to all the Israelites, they mourned bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:15 - Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, “Do not accept their offering. I have not taken so much as a donkey from them, nor have I wronged any of them.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:3 - and Moab was terrified because there were so many people. Indeed, Moab was filled with dread because of the Israelites.

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