Sense

1. very, very much, exceedingly
2. yes, certainly, exactly so

Note

기본적인 의미는 형용사나 부사, 동사를 강조하는 것. 주장을 강화하거나 대답에서 확고한 긍정의 의미를 나타내는데에도 사용됨.

Examples

• καὶ εἶπε πρὸσ αὐτὴν ὁ βασιλεύσ. τί ἐστί σοι̣ ἡ δὲ εἶπε. καὶ μάλα γυνὴ χήρα ἐγώ εἰμι, καὶ ἀπέθανεν ὁ ἀνήρ μου. (Septuagint, Liber II Samuelis 14:5)
• καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Ἰωνάθαν καὶ εἶπε. καὶ μάλα ὁ κύριοσ ἡμῶν ὁ βασιλεὺσ Δαυὶδ ἐβασίλευσε τὸν Σαλωμών. (Septuagint, Liber I Regum 1:43)
• καὶ εἶπε πρὸσ Γιεζί. τί δεῖ ποιῆσαι αὐτῇ̣ καὶ εἶπε Γιεζὶ τὸ παιδάριον αὐτοῦ. καὶ μάλα υἱὸσ οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτῇ, καὶ ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆσ πρεσβύτησ. (Septuagint, Liber II Regum 4:14)
• καὶ τοῖσ περὶ Τιμόθεον καὶ Βακχίδην συνερίσαντεσ ὑπὲρ τοὺσ δισμυρίουσ αὐτῶν ἀνεῖλον καὶ ὀχυρωμάτων ὑψηλῶν εὖ μάλα ἐγκρατεῖσ ἐγένοντο καὶ λάφυρα πλεῖστα ἐμερίσαντο ἰσομοίρουσ ἑαυτοὺσ καὶ τοῖσ ᾐκισμένοισ καὶ ὀρφανοῖσ καὶ χήραισ, ἔτι δὲ καὶ πρεσβυτέροισ ποιήσαντεσ. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees II 8:30)
• συμφυγόντων δὲ οὐκ ἔλαττον τῶν ἐνακισχιλίων εἰσ δύο πύργουσ ὀχυροὺσ εὖ μάλα καὶ πάντα τὰ πρὸσ πολιορκίαν ἔχοντασ, (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees II 10:18)
• καὶ τῷ Σαλπαὰδ υἱῷ Ὀφὲρ οὐκ ἐγένοντο αὐτῷ υἱοί, ἀλλ’ ἢ θυγατέρεσ, καὶ ταῦτα τὰ ὀνόματα τῶν θυγατέρων Σαλπαάδ. Μαλὰ καὶ Νουὰ καὶ Ἐγλὰ καὶ Μελχὰ καὶ Θερσά. (Septuagint, Liber Numeri 26:37)

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary