lian marks an action, feeling, quality, or circumstance as being at an especially high degree.

The attested use is a single intensifying adverbial use: it heightens the degree of joy, opposition, emotion, physical description, or circumstance. The clauses range from rejoicing and opposition to a high mountain, severe anger, and profound astonishment.

1. Intensifying degree or extremity · dominant

   The adverb heightens what the surrounding clause states: in 2 John 1:4 and 3 John 1:3 the APB renders rejoicing as “greatly,” while in 2 Timothy 4:15 it renders opposition as “greatly” opposed. In Luke 23:8, Mark 6:51, Matthew 2:16, and Matthew 4:8, the APB presents heightened gladness, astonishment, anger, and mountain height with “very,” “utterly,” “exceedingly,” and “very high.”

   2 John 1:43 John 1:32 Timothy 4:15Luke 23:8Mark 6:51Matthew 2:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB varies its degree language, using “greatly,” “very,” “utterly,” “exceedingly,” and “very high” in different clauses. These renderings show the verses’ overall presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.