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5.
(
, 4214), “how much,” is used with
, in Mark 9:21, “how long
time,”
RV
(
KJV
, “how long ago”).
6.
(
6
, 3745), “how much, so much,” is used after the preposition (
),
and as an adjective qualifying
, signifying “for so long time,” in Rom. 7:1; 1 Cor.
7:39; Gal. 4:1; see also B, No. 4.
Notes:
(1) In Acts 14:28,
KJV
, the adjective
, “little,” with the negative
$
,
“not,” and qualifying
, is rendered “long time;”
RV
, “no little (time).” (2) For the
comparative adjective,
, see
LONGER
, B.
B. Adverbs.
1.
$
(
"
, 4183), in one or other of its neuter forms, singular or plural, is used
(a) of degree, “greatly, much, many,” e.g., Mark 1:45; (b) of time, e.g., Acts 27:14. Cf. A,
No. 3. See
GREAT
,
MUCH
,
OFT
,
SORE
,
STRAITLY
,
WHILE
.
2.
, lit., “unto much (time),” is rendered “a long while” in Acts 20:11.
Cf. A, No. 2.
3.
, lit., “until when?” signifies “how long?” Matt. 17:17 (twice); Mark 9:19
(twice); Luke 9:41; John 10:24; Rev. 6:10.
4.
signifies “so long as, as long as” ( , “upon,”
, “how much”),
Matt. 9:15; Mark 2:19; 2 Pet. 1:13. See
INASMUCH
, No. 2.
Notes:
(1) For the adverb LONGER, see below. (2) In 2 Pet. 2:3,
KJV
, the adverb
, “from of old,”
RV
( , “from,”
, “of old, formerly”), is translated “of a long
time.”
LONG (Verb), LONG (after, for), LONGING
A. Verb.
(
#
!
, 1971), “to long for greatly” (a strengthened form of
, “to
long for,” not found in the NT), is translated “I long,” in Rom. 1:11; in 2 Cor. 5:2,
RV
,
“longing” (
KJV
, “earnestly desiring”); in 1 Thess. 3:6 and 2 Tim. 1:4,
RV
, “longing” (
KJV
,
“desiring greatly”); to long after, in 2 Cor. 9:14; Phil. 1:8; 2:26; to long for, in 1 Pet. 2:2,
RV
(
KJV
, “desire”); Jas. 4:5,
RV
, “long.” See
DESIRE
.¶
B. Adjective.
(
#
, 1973), akin to A, and an intensive form of
,
“desired, greatly desired,” “longed for,” is used in Phil. 4:1.¶
C. Nouns.
1.
(
#
&
, 1974), “a longing” (akin to A and B), is found in Rom. 15:23,
RV
“longing” (
KJV
, “great desire”). See
DESIRE
.¶
2.
(
#
, 1972), “a longing” (perhaps stressing the process more
than No. 1), is found in 2 Cor. 7:7,
RV
, “longing” (
KJV
, “earnest desire”); 7:11,
RV
,
“longing” (
KJV
, “vehement desire”).¶
LONGER
A. Adverbs.