megas · great

What it means

megas (μέγας) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “great”.

Large.

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. Of great size, taking up much space.
2. Of great force or intensity, like an enormous joy or fear.
3. Of greater importance or rank than the rest.

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

Word study

Great. Its comparative forms have their own entries (μείζων, “greater”; μέγιστος, “greatest”).

• Great in intensity: “a very great joy”, “with a loud voice” Matthew 2:10Matthew 27:46
• Great in importance: “the great commandment” Matthew 22:36
• Great before God Luke 1:15Matthew 5:19
• “The great and the small”: everyone Revelation 20:12

How we translate it

“Great” 138 times, “loud” 41, “greater” 35, “greatest” 10, “large” 8. English says “great” in most places, “loud” with a voice (Matthew 27:46) and “large” with size.

How it is translated

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

• great ×138
• loud ×41
• greater ×35
• greatest ×10
• large ×8
• strong ×2
• bigger ones ×1
• high ×1
• long time ×1
• louder ×1
• others ×2

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×30
• Mark×18
• Luke×33
• John×18
• Acts×31
• Romans×2
• 1 Corinthians×5
• 2 Corinthians×1
• Ephesians×1
• 1 Timothy×2
• 2 Timothy×1
• Titus×1
• Hebrews×10
• James×3
• 1 John×3
• Jude×1
• Revelation×80

• Matthew 2:10

  And seeing the star, they rejoiced with a very great joy.

• Matthew 4:16

  the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death, light dawned on them.”

• Matthew 5:19

  So whoever breaks one of these least commandments and teaches people to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, this one will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

• Matthew 5:35

  nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

• Matthew 7:27

  And the rain came down, and the floods came, and the winds blew and struck that house, and it fell, and its fall was great.”

• Matthew 8:24

  And look, a great shaking arose on the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but he was sleeping.

• Matthew 8:26

  And he says to them, “Why are you afraid, you of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

• Matthew 11:11

  Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Immerser; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

• Matthew 12:6

  And I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.

• Matthew 13:32

  it is smaller than all the seeds, but when it has grown, it is greater than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the sky come and nest in its branches.”

• Matthew 15:28

  Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.

• Matthew 18:1

  At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

• Matthew 18:4

  Whoever then humbles himself like this child, this one is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

• Matthew 20:25

  But Jesus summoned them and said, “You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and the great ones exercise authority over them.

• Matthew 20:26

  It will not be so among you; but whoever wants to become great among you will be your servant,

• Matthew 20:31

  But the crowd rebuked them so that they would be silent; but they cried out louder, saying, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”

• Matthew 22:36

  “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?”

• Matthew 22:38

  This is the great and first commandment.

• Matthew 23:11

  But the greatest among you will be your servant.

• Matthew 23:17

  Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold or the sanctuary that sanctified the gold?

• Matthew 23:19

  Blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

• Matthew 24:21

  For then there will be great affliction, such as has not happened from the beginning of the world until now, and never will.

• Matthew 24:24

  For false messiahs and false prophets will rise and will perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen.

• Matthew 24:31

  And he will send out his angels with a great trumpet, and they will gather together his chosen from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

• Matthew 27:46

  And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

• Matthew 27:50

  And Jesus, crying out again with a loud voice, let go of his spirit.

• Matthew 27:60

  and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock; and after rolling a large stone to the door of the tomb, he went away.

• Matthew 28:2

  And look, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and was sitting on it.

• Matthew 28:8

  And going away quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to tell his disciples.

• Mark 1:26

  And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him.

• Mark 4:32

  and when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the sky can nest under its shade.”

• Mark 4:37

  And a great windstorm arises, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling.

• Mark 4:39

  And waking up, he rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Be silent! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

• Mark 4:41

  And they feared with a great fear and were saying to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

• Mark 5:7

  and crying out with a loud voice, he says, “What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me!”

• Mark 5:11

  Now there was there on the mountainside a large herd of pigs feeding;

• Mark 5:42

  And at once the girl got up and was walking; for she was twelve years old. And at once they were overcome with great amazement.

• Mark 9:34

  But they were silent; for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest.

• Mark 10:42

  And summoning them, Jesus says to them, “You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

• Mark 10:43

  But it is not so among you; rather, whoever wants to become great among you will be your servant,

And 200 more times.