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μέγας

megasgreatHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentAdjective243 occurrences19 books231 verses

Definition

μέγας, μεγάλη, μέγα,

[in LXX chiefly for גָּדוֹל, also for מַרְבֶּה ,רַב (incl. μείζων), רֹב (μέγιστος) ;]

great;

1. of external form, bodily size, measure, extent: λίθος, Matthew 2:60; δράκων, Revelation 12:3; ἰχθῦς, John 21:11; πόλις, Revelation 11:8; μάχαιρα, Revelation 6:4, al.

2. Of intensity and degree: δύναμις, Acts 4:33; φόβος, Mark 4:41; ἀγάπη, John 15:13; ἄνεμος, John 6:18; κραυγή, Acts 23:9; φῶς, Matthew 4:16; πυρετός, Luke 4:38; θλίψις, Matthew 24:21.

3. Of rank;

(a) of persons: θεός (MM, xvi), Titus 2:13; Ἄρτεμις, Acts 19:27; compar. (see infr.), Matthew 18:1 (cf. Dalman, Words, 113f.); neut. for masc. (Bl., §32, 1), Matthew 12:6;

(b) of things: ἁμαρτία, John 19:11; μυστήριον, Ephesians 5:32; = μεγίστη (see infr., and cf. Field, Notes, 16f.), Matthew 22:36; compar. for superl. (M, Pr., 78), 1 Corinthians 13:13.

4.

(a) Compar., μείζων: Matthew 11:11; 23:17, al.; neut. pl., μείζονα, contr. μείζω, John 1:51; double compar., μειζότερος (M, Pr., 236; Bl., §11, 4), 3 John 4;

(b) superl, μέγιστος (Deiss., BS, 365), 2 Peter 1:4.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as μέγας:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

243 total
  1. Luke 1:42μεγάλῃ · In a loud
    In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
  2. Luke 1:49μεγάλα · great things
    For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
  3. Luke 2:9μέγαν
    Just then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
  4. Luke 2:10μεγάλην · [of] great
    But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:
  5. Luke 4:25μέγας · great
    But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.
  6. Luke 4:33μεγάλῃ · in a loud
    In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice,
  7. Luke 4:38μεγάλῳ · a high
    After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,
  8. Luke 5:29μεγάλην · a great
    Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.
  9. Luke 6:49μέγα · great
    But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”
  10. Luke 7:16μέγας · A great
    A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”
  11. Luke 7:28μείζων · greater; μείζων · greater
    I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John, yet even the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
  12. Luke 8:28μεγάλῃ
    When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”
  13. Luke 8:37μεγάλῳ · great
    Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.
  14. Luke 9:46μείζων · [the] greatest
    Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.
  15. Luke 9:48μέγας · [the] greatest
    And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”
  16. Luke 12:18μείζονας · bigger [ones]
    Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.
  17. Luke 14:16μέγα · a great
    But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.
  18. Luke 16:26μέγα · a great
    And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’
  19. Luke 17:15μεγάλης · a loud
    When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.
  20. Luke 19:37μεγάλῃ
    And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
  21. Luke 21:11μεγάλοι · great; μεγάλα · great
    There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.
  22. Luke 21:23μεγάλη · great
    How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.
  23. Luke 22:12μέγα · a large
    And he will show you a large upper room, already furnished. Make preparations there.”
  24. Luke 22:24μείζων · [the] greatest
    A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them should be considered the greatest.
  25. Luke 22:26μείζων · greatest
    But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.
  26. Luke 22:27μείζων · [is] greater
    For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.
  27. Luke 23:23μεγάλαις
    But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.
  28. Luke 23:46μεγάλῃ
    Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.
  29. Luke 24:52μεγάλης · great
    And they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
  30. John 1:50μείζω · greater things
    Jesus said to him, “Do you believe just because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.”
  31. John 4:12μείζων · greater than
    Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?”
  32. John 5:20μείζονα · even greater
    The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.
  33. John 5:36μείζω · more substantial than
    But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.
  34. John 6:18μεγάλου · A strong
    A strong wind was blowing, and the sea grew agitated.
  35. John 7:37μεγάλῃ · greatest
    On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
  36. John 8:53μείζων · greater than
    Are You greater than our father Abraham? He died, as did the prophets. Who do You claim to be?”
  37. John 10:29μεῖζόν · greater
    My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
  38. John 11:43μεγάλῃ
    After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
  39. John 13:16μείζων · greater than; μείζων · greater than
    Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
  40. John 14:12μείζονα · greater [things]
    Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
  41. John 14:28μείζων · greater than
    You heard Me say, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.
  42. John 15:13μείζονα · Greater
    Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
  43. John 15:20μείζων · greater than
    Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.
  44. John 19:11μείζονα · greater
    Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
  45. John 19:31μεγάλη · a High
    It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
  46. John 21:11μεγάλων · of large
    So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many, the net was not torn.
  47. Acts 2:20μεγάλην · [of the] great
    The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.