megalynō · magnify, praise

What it means

megalynō (μεγαλύνω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “magnify, praise”.

Make great, enlarge; also praise, exalt.

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. To make something bigger or longer, or make it appear great.
2. To speak of someone's greatness.

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

How it is translated

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

• had magnified ×1
• magnifies ×1
• magnifying ×1
• make long ×1
• was being magnified ×1
• we may be enlarged ×1
• were extolling ×1
• will be magnified ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Luke×2
• Acts×3
• 2 Corinthians×1
• Philippians×1

• Matthew 23:5

  And they do all their works to be seen by people; for they make wide their phylacteries and make long the tassels,

• Luke 1:46

  And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord,

• Luke 1:58

  And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and they were rejoicing with her.

• Acts 5:13

  But of the rest no one dared to join them, but the people were extolling them.

• Acts 10:46

  For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,

• Acts 19:17

  And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived in Ephesus, and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was being magnified.

• 2 Corinthians 10:15

  not boasting beyond measure in others’ labors, but having hope that as your faith grows, we may be enlarged among you according to our rule to an abundance,

• Philippians 1:20

  according to my eager expectation and hope that I will be put to shame in nothing, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also the Messiah will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.