makros · long, far

What it means

makros (μακρός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “long, far”.

Far off; long.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Lasting or stretching out a long way, like an endless prayer.
2. Situated a long way off.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• far ×6
• distant ×2
• long prayers ×2
• distance ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×1
• Luke×3
• John×1
• Acts×3
• Ephesians×2

• Matthew 8:30

  Now at a distance from them there was a herd of many pigs feeding.

• Mark 12:40

  who devour the houses of widows and as a pretext pray long prayers. These will receive the greater condemnation.”

• Luke 15:13

  And not many days later, the younger son, gathering together everything, went away to a distant country, and there he squandered his estate living recklessly.

• Luke 19:12

  So he said, “A certain man of noble birth went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.

• Luke 20:47

  who devour the houses of widows and as a pretext pray long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”

• John 21:8

  But the other disciples came in the little boat, for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits off, dragging the net full of fish.

• Acts 2:39

  For the promise is for you and for your children and for all those far away, as many as the Lord our God may call.”

• Acts 17:27

  to seek God, if perhaps they might grope for him and find him; and yet he is not far from each one of us.

• Acts 22:21

  And he said to me, ‘Go, for I will send you far away to the nations.’”

• Ephesians 2:13

  But now in the Messiah Jesus you who once were far off have become near by the blood of the Messiah.

• Ephesians 2:17

  And he came and proclaimed the good news of peace to you who were far off and peace to those near;