Strong's Greek · G3433

μόλις

mólis

hardly, scarce(-ly), + with much work

Definition

with difficulty

Derivation

probably by variation for G3425 (μόγις);

Appears 6 times in Scripture

Acts 27:16

Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.

1 Peter 4:18

And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”

Acts 27:8

After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

Romans 5:7

Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.

Acts 27:7

After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.

Acts 14:18

Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could hardly stop the crowds from sacrificing to them.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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