μεγαλειότης
megaleiótēs · G3168 · Greek · 3 occurrences
Meanings
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prominence, greatness, importance
A state of greatness or importance
ExamplesActs 19:27 “Not only is there danger that this trade of ours will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be regarded as worthless, and that she whom all of Asia and the world worship will even be dethroned from her magnificence.”
2 Peter 1:16 For we did not follow cleverly devised tales when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
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mighty power, mighty act
A manifestation of great power
ExamplesLuke 9:43 And they were all amazed at the greatness of God. But while everyone was astonished at all that He was doing, He said to His disciples,
How it’s used In 3 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- ἐκεῖνοςthat, that one, there 1
- θεόςGod 1
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἐπίon 2
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἐπόπτηςeyewitness 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- δόξα dóxa · G1391 · glory, splendor, brightness
- Greek noun denoting glory, splendor, or brightness; often used in contexts of divine majesty and magnificence where μεγαλειότης also appears (cf. 2 Pet 1:17); can substitute in contexts emphasizing visible glory
In the other Testament 2 words
- גְּדוּלָה gᵉdûwlâh · H1420 · greatness, great thing
- Hebrew noun denoting greatness, majesty, or magnificence; standard translation equivalent for μεγαλειότης in contexts of divine glory and splendor (e.g., Deut 32:3, Ps 145:3,6)
- הוֹד hôwd · H1935 · glory
- Hebrew noun denoting splendor, majesty, or glory; frequently used of divine or royal magnificence and could substitute for μεγαλειότης in contexts emphasizing visible splendor
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Mighty power, mighty act76.2
- This sense denotes a display of overwhelming power. Luke 9:43 records that all the people were amazed, “astonished at all that He was doing.”
- Prominence, greatness, importance87.21
- This sense denotes status, prominence, or renown rather than an act of power. Acts 19:27 warns that the goddess Artemis, “whom all of Asia and the world worship,” might “be dethroned from her magnificence.”
Word family 13 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon μεγαλειότητος, ἡ (from the preceding word), greatness, magnificence (Athen. 4, 6, p. 130…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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