Great
μέγαςStrong’s G3173megas
Appears in 232 verses of the New Testament
In short
Megas is the Greek word usually translated “great”, “greater” and “loud”. It appears in 232 verses of the New Testament.
“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.”
Meaning
Usually translated “great”, “greater” and “loud”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- great 134
- greater 34
- loud 34
- greatest 6
- large 4
- in a loud 4
- greater than 3
- a great 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 75
- Luke 32
- Matthew 29
- Acts 29
- Mark 17
- John 17
19 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 6:6In contextBut godliness with contentment is great gain.
- Titus 2:13In contextLooking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
- 2 Peter 1:4In contextWhereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
- 2 Peter 2:11In contextWhereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.
- 3 John 1:4In contextI have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
- Jude 1:6In contextAnd the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
All 232 verses, by book
- Matthew 29
- 2:104:165:195:357:278:248:2611:1112:613:3215:2818:118:420:2520:2620:3122:3622:3823:1123:1723:1924:2124:2424:3127:4627:5027:6028:228:8
- Luke 32
- 1:151:321:421:492:92:104:254:334:385:296:497:167:288:288:379:469:4812:1813:1914:1616:2617:1519:3721:1121:2322:1222:2422:2622:2723:2323:4624:52
- Acts 29
- 2:204:335:55:116:87:117:577:608:18:28:78:98:108:1310:1111:511:2814:1015:316:2616:2819:2719:2819:3419:3523:926:2226:2426:29
- 2 Corinthians 1
- 11:15
- Ephesians 1
- 5:32
- 2 Timothy 1
- 2:20
- Titus 1
- 2:13
- 3 John 1
- 1:4
- Jude 1
- 1:6
- Revelation 75
- 1:102:225:25:126:46:106:126:136:177:27:107:148:88:108:139:29:1410:311:811:1111:1211:1311:1511:1711:1811:1912:112:312:912:1012:1212:1413:213:513:1313:1614:214:714:814:914:1514:1814:1915:115:316:116:916:1216:1416:1716:1816:1916:2117:117:517:617:1818:118:218:1018:1618:1818:1918:2119:119:219:519:1719:1820:120:1120:1221:321:1021:12
Greek dictionary
μέγας megas · great
μέγας, μεγάλη, μέγα, [in LXX chiefly for גָּדוֹל, also for מַרְבֶּה ,רַב (incl. μείζων), רֹב (μέγιστος) ;] great; 1. of external form, bodily size, measure, extent: λίθος, Mat.2:60; δράκων, Rev.12:3; ἰχθῦς, Jhn.21:11; πόλις, Rev.11:8; μάχαιρα, Rev.6:4, al. 2. Of intensity and degree: δύναμις, Act.4:33; φόβος, Mrk.4:41; ἀγάπη, Jhn.15:13; ἄνεμος, 'ib. 6:18; κραυγή, Act.23:9; φῶς, Mat.4:16; πυρετός, Luk.4:38; θλίψις, Mat.24:21. 3. Of rank; …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “great” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GREAT, adjective
[Latin crassus.]
- Large in bulk or dimensions; a term of comparison, denoting more magnitude or extension than something else, or beyond what is usual; as a great body; a great house; a great farm.
- Being of extended length or breadth; as a great distance; a great lake.
- Large in number; as a great many; a great multitude.
- Expressing a large, extensive or unusual degree of any thing; as great fear; great love; great strength; great wealth; great power; great influence; great folly.
All definitions and other forms of “great”
- Long continued; as a great while.
- Important; weighty; as a great argument; a great truth; a great event; a thing of no great consequence; it is no great matter.
- Chief; principal; as the great seal of England.
- Chief; of vast power and excellence; supreme; illustrious; as the great God; the great Creator.
- Vast; extensive; wonderful; admirable.
- Possessing large or strong powers of mind; as a great genius.
- Having made extensive or unusual acquisitions of science or knowledge; as a great philosopher or botanist; a great scholar.
- Distinguished by rank, office or power; elevated; eminent; as a great lord; the great men of the nation; the great Mogul; Alexander the great
- Dignified in aspect, mien or manner.
- Magnanimous; generous; of elevated sentiments; high-minded.
- Rich; sumptuous; magnificent.
- Vast; sublime; as a great conception or idea.
- Dignified; noble.
- Swelling; proud; as, he was not disheartened by great looks.
- Chief; principal; much traveled; as a great road.
- Pregnant; teeming; as great with young.
- Hard; difficult.
- Familiar; intimate. [Vulgar.]
- Distinguished by extraordinary events, or unusual importance. Jude 1:6
- Denoting a degree of consanguinity, in the ascending or descending line, as great grandfather, the father of a grandfather; great great grandfather, the father of a great grandfather, and so on indefinitely; and great grandson, great great grandson. etc.
- Superior; preeminent; as great chamberlain; great marshal.
GREAT, noun
The whole; the gross; the lump or mass; as, a carpenter contracts to build a ship by the great
- People of rank or distinction.
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.