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Magnificence
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
denotes "splendor, magnificence" (from megaleios, "magnificent," might," Acts 2:11 , megas, "great"), translated "magnificence" in Acts 19:27 , of the splendor of the goddess Diana. In Luke 9:43 , RV (AV, "mighty power"); in 2 Peter 1:16 , "majesty." In the papyri writings it is frequent as a ceremonial title.
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Magnificence'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/m/magnificence.html. 1940.