[including the prolonged forms, feminine megale, plural megaloi, etc., cf also (3176), (3187)]
Transliterated Word
Phonetic Spelling
Megas
meg'-as
Parts of Speech
TDNT
Adjective
4:529,573
Definition
great
of the external form or sensible appearance of things (or of persons)
in particular, of space and its dimensions, as respects 1a
mass and weight: great 1a
compass and extent: large, spacious 1a
measure and height: long 1a
stature and age: great, old
of number and quantity: numerous, large, abundant
of age: the elder
used of intensity and its degrees: with great effort, of the affections and emotions of the mind, of natural events powerfully affecting the senses: violent, mighty, strong
predicated of rank, as belonging to
persons, eminent for ability, virtue, authority, power
things esteemed highly for their importance: of great moment, of great weight, importance
a thing to be highly esteemed for its excellence: excellent
splendid, prepared on a grand scale, stately
great things
of God's preeminent blessings
of things which overstep the province of a created being, proud (presumptuous) things, full of arrogance, derogatory to the majesty of God
Translated Words
KJV (195) - great, 150; loud, 33; misc, 12;
NAS (243) - abundant, 1; all the more, 1; arrogant, 1; big, 2; completely, 1; fierce, 2; great, 115; great men, 2; great things, 2; greater, 30; greater things, 1; greatest, 10; greatly, 1; grown, 1; high, 2; huge, 1; large, 8; larger, 2; larger ones, 1; long time, 1; loud, 42; mighty, 1; more important, 2; older, 1; one greater, 1; perfectly, 2; severe, 2; stricter, 1; strong, 1; surprising, 1; terribly, 1; too much, 1; very much, 1; wide, 1;
Bibliography Information
Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Megas". "The New Testament Greek Lexicon". <http://www.studylight.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=3173>.
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