Rather

the comparative degree of mala, "very, very much," is frequently translated "rather," e.g., Matthew 10:6,28; 1—Corinthians 14:1,5; sometimes followed by "than," with a connecting particle, e.g., Matthew 18:13 ("more than"); or without, e.g., John 3:19; Acts 4:19 , RV (AV, "more"); in 1—Corinthians 9:12 , AV, "rather" (RV, "yet more"); 1—Corinthians 12:22 , RV, "rather" (AV, "more"); 2—Corinthians 3:9 (ditto); Philemon 1:16 (ditto); in 2—Peter 1:10 , AV, "the rather" (RV, "the more"). See MORE.

"to will, wish," is translated "I had rather" in 1—Corinthians 14:19 . See DESIRE , B, No. 6.

"beyond, in comparison with," is translated "rather than" in Romans 1:25 , RV (AV, "more than;" marg., "rather").

"but, on the contrary," is translated "and rather" in Luke 17:8 .