To magnify
μεγαλύνωStrong’s G3170megalunō
Appears in 8 verses of the New Testament
In short
Megalunō is the Greek word usually translated “enlarge”, “magnifies” and “magnified”. It appears in 8 verses of the New Testament.
“But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,”
Meaning
Usually translated “enlarge”, “magnifies” and “magnified”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- enlarge 1
- magnifies 1
- magnified 1
- were magnifying 1
- magnifying 1
- was being magnified 1
- to be enlarged 1
- will be magnified 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 3
- Luke 2
- Matthew 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Philippians 1
5 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 1:46And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
- Luke 1:58And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
- Acts 5:13And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.
- Acts 10:46For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
- Acts 19:17And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
- 2 Corinthians 10:15Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men’s labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,
Greek dictionary
μεγαλύνω megalunō · to magnify
μεγαλύνω (μέγας) [in LXX chiefly for גָּדַל pi., hi. ;] 1. to make great: Mat.23:5, Luk.1:58. 2. to declare great, extol, magnify: Luk.1:46, Act.5:13 10:46 19:17, 2Co.10:15; pass., before ἐν, Php.1:20.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “magnify” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MAGNIFY, verb transitive
[Latin magnifico; magnus, great, and facio, to make.]
- To make great or greater; to increase the apparent dimensions of a body.
- To make great in representation; to extol; to exalt in description or praise.
- To extol; to exalt; to elevate; to raise in estimation.“The Lord magnified Solomon exceedingly” 1 Chronicles 29:25“He shall magnify in his heart” Daniel 8:25
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.