Dictionary entry

G03029

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

λίαν

Etym. λι-

"very, exceedingly", Hom.; οὐδέ τι λ. οὕτω not so "very much", Od.; with a Verb, "very much, overmuch, exceedingly", Hom.; strengthd. καὶ λίην, as, "aye truly, verily", id=Hom.; λίην πιστεύειν to believe "implicitly", Hdt.; κόμπος λίαν εἰρημένος "verily, truly", Aesch.; ἡ λίαν φιλότης his "too great" love, id=Aesch.