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G3173

μέγας

megas

Adjective · [including the prolonged forms, feminine megale, plural megaloi, etc., cf also μέγιστος (G3176), μείζων (G3187)]

(including the prolonged forms, feminine μεγάλη megálē, plural μεγάλοι megáloi, etc.; compare also G3176, G3187); big (literally or figuratively, in a very wide application):—(+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high, large, loud, mighty, + (be) sore (afraid), strong, × to years.

Outline

  1. great
    1. of the external form or sensible appearance of things (or of persons)
      1. in particular, of space and its dimensions, as respects
        1. mass and weight: great
        2. compass and extent: large, spacious
        3. measure and height: long
        4. stature and age: great, old
    2. of number and quantity: numerous, large, abundant
    3. of age: the elder
    4. 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
  2. predicated of rank, as belonging to
    1. persons, eminent for ability, virtue, authority, power
    2. things esteemed highly for their importance: of great moment, of great weight, importance
    3. a thing to be highly esteemed for its excellence: excellent
  3. splendid, prepared on a grand scale, stately
  4. great things
    1. of God's preeminent blessings
    2. of things which overstep the province of a created being, proud (presumptuous) things, full of arrogance, derogatory to the majesty of God

Usages (2/4)

Luke 9:48

And said unto them,
Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.

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Luke 12:18

And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

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Luke 13:19

It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.

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Luke 14:16

Then said he unto him,
A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:

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Luke 16:26

And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

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Luke 17:15

And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,

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Luke 19:37

And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;

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Luke 21:11

And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

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Luke 21:23

But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.

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Luke 22:12

And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.

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Luke 23:23

And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.

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Luke 23:46

And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said,
Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit:
and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

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Luke 24:52

And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:

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John 1:50

Jesus answered and said unto him,
Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.

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John 5:20

For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.

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John 5:36

But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

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John 6:18

And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.

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John 7:37

In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying,
If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.

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John 11:43

And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice,
Lazarus, come forth.

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John 14:12

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

Spiritual Powers

Psalms 110:3 Isaiah 40:31 Wisdom 3:7 Luke 10:19-20 Acts 1:8 Revelation 11:6

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John 15:13

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Precepts

Psalms 116:15

Brotherhood

Leviticus 19:18 Psalms 133:1 Proverbs 17:17 Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Tobit 12:9 Ecclesiasticus 3:30 Ecclesiasticus 4:31 Ecclesiasticus 6:14 Ecclesiasticus 29:10 Ecclesiasticus 29:20 Matthew 18:15 Matthew 22:39 Luke 17:3 Luke 22:32 John 13:34-35 Acts 20:35 Romans 12:10 Romans 15:1 1 Corinthians 14:20 Galatians 6:10 Ephesians 4:1-3 Ephesians 4:32 1 Thessalonians 4:9 1 Timothy 5:1 Hebrews 13:1 1 Peter 2:17 1 Peter 3:8 1 Peter 4:8 1 John 2:9 1 John 3:14 1 John 3:15 1 John 3:17

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John 19:11

Jesus answered,
Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.

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John 19:31

The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

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John 21:11

Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.

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Acts 2:20

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:

Quoting Joel 2:31

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.

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Acts 4:33

And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

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Acts 5:5

And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.

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Acts 5:11

And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.

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Acts 6:8

And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.

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Acts 7:11

Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

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Acts 7:57

Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,

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Acts 7:60

And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

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Acts 8:1

And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judæa and Samaria, except the apostles.

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Acts 8:2

And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

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Acts 8:7

For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.

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Acts 8:8

And there was great joy in that city.

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Acts 8:9

But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

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Acts 8:10

To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.

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Acts 10:11

And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:

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vessel Nation of Israel (2 Timothy 2:20-22). four corners Israel was and is scattered across the four corners of the earth, e.g. Isaiah 11:11, Deuteronomy 4:27, Tobit 13:3.

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Acts 11:5

I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:

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Acts 11:28

And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Cæsar.

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Acts 14:10

Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.

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Acts 15:3

And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

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Acts 16:26

And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.

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Acts 16:28

But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.

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Acts 19:27

So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.

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Acts 19:28

And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

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Acts 19:34

But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

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Acts 19:35

And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?

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Acts 23:9

And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees’ part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

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