Megas

meg'-as
Parts of Speech Adjective

Megas Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 243
  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 1a
    2. mass and weight: great 1a
    3. compass and extent: large, spacious 1a
    4. measure and height: long 1a
    5. stature and age: great, old
    6. of number and quantity: numerous, large, abundant
    7. of age: the elder
    8. 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
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
megaß
Origin
[including the prolonged forms, feminine megale, plural megaloi, etc., cf also (3176), (3187)]
Strong's Number
3173
TDNT Entry
4:529,573

NAS Word Usage

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
Total
243

NAS Verse Count

29
17
31
17
29
2
5
1
1
2
1
1
10
3
1
3
1
1
75
Total
230
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Megas". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999. . 1999.