Specially - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

SPECIALLY

spesh'-al-i (me'odh (Psalms 31:11 the King James Version); malista):

Used in an emphatic sense; derived from a superlative. While usually employed for emphasis, it carries with it slightly the idea of something additional. Not used in the Old Testament in the Revised Version (British and American), the sense of the Hebrew being,,expressed more clearly by "exceedingly," "very." Its ordinary New Testament usage is, "mostly," "particularly," "chiefly" or, "most of all." Paul in his practical exhortations says: "But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith (1 Timothy 5:8; compare Galatians 6:10; 1 Timothy 4:10).

Walter G. Clippinger

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SPECIALLY'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.