Majesty
μεγαλωσύνηStrong’s G3172megalōsunē
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Megalōsunē is the Greek word usually translated “majesty”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.”
Meaning
Usually translated “majesty”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- majesty 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 2
- Jude 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Hebrews 1:3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
- Hebrews 8:1Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;
Greek dictionary
μεγαλωσύνη megalōsunē · majesty
μεγαλωσύνη, -ης, ἡ (μέγας) [in LXX chiefly for גְּדוּלָה and cogn. forms, 2Ki.7:23, Psa.145:3, al. ;] greatness, majesty: Heb.1:3 8:1, Ju 25 (elsewhere Eccl. only).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “majesty” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MAJ'ESTY, noun
[Latin majestas, from the root of magis, major, more, greater.]
- Greatness of appearance; dignity; grandeur; dignity of aspect or manner; the quality or state of a person or thing which inspires awe or reverence in the beholder; applied with peculiar propriety to God and his works.“Jehovah reigneth; he is clothed with majesty” Psalms 93:1“The voice of Jehovah is full of majesty” Psalms 29:4
- Dignity; elevation of manner.
- A title of emperors, kings and queens; as most royal majesty; may it please your majesty In this sense, it admits of the plural; as, their majesties attended the concert.
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.