I
1. without or beyond measure, immense,
2. immoderate, in moral sense, Pl. Lg. 690e, etc. Adv. -
3. neverceasing,
4. disproportionate, Pl. Ti. 87e: Sup. -
II without metre, prosaic, opp.
III
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* ἄμετρος , - ον
( < μέτρον ),
without measure: adverbially, εἰς τὰ ἄ ., excessively, 2Co 10:13; 2Co 10:15 †
† ἀμνή ,
indecl .
( Heb . H543, verbal adj. fr. H539, to prop , ni ., be firm),
[in LXX : 1Ch 16:36, 1Es 9:46 , Neh 5:13; Neh 8:6-8, Neh 4:15, 3Ma 7:23 , 4Ma 18:24 (elsewhere ״א is rendered ἀληθινός , Isa 65:16; ἀληθῶς , Jer 28:6; γένοιτο , Num 5:22, Deu 27:15 ff , 1Ki 1:36, Psa 41:13; Psa 72:19; Psa 106:48, Jer 11:5) * .]
1. As adj. ( cf. Isa, l.c .), ὁ ἀ ., Rev 3:14
2. As adv. ,
(a) in solemn assent to the statements or prayers of another (Nu, Ne, etc., ll. c .): τό ἀ ., 1Co 14:16;
(b) similarly, at the end of one's own prayer or ascription of praise: Rom 1:25; Rom 15:33, Gal 1:5 , 1Ti 1:17;
( c ) in the Gospels, exclusively, introducing solemn statements of our Lord, truly, verily: Mat 5:18; Mat 5:26, Mar 3:28 ( v. Swete , in l ), Luk 4:24, al. ; ἀ . ἀ ., always in Jo 1:52, 3:3, 5:19, al. ; τὸ ναί , καὶ . . . τὸ ἀ ., 2Co 1:20 (on usage in Papyri, v. MM , VGT , s.v. ).