μεγαλύνω
megalýnō · G3170 · Greek · 8 occurrences
Meanings
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to make big, to make large, to enlarge
To cause to be large
ExamplesMatthew 23:5 “And they do all their deeds to be noticed by other people; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments.
Luke 1:58 Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had displayed His great mercy toward her; and they were rejoicing with her.
2 Corinthians 10:15 not boasting beyond our measure, that is, in other people’s labors, but with the hope that as your faith grows, we will be, within our domain, enlarged even more by you,
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to praise the greatness of
To praise a person in terms of that individuals greatness
ExamplesLuke 1:46 And Mary said: “My soul exalts the Lord,
Acts 10:46 For they were hearing them speaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter responded,
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to pay special respect to, to hold in high honor, to regard as important
To show respect to a person on the basis of the importance of such an individual
ExamplesPhilippians 1:20 according to my eager expectation and hope, that I will not be put to shame in anything, but that with all boldness, Christ will even now, as always, be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
How it’s used In 5 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
8 occurrences in 8 groups
- κύριοςLord 1
- λαόςpeople 1
- ὄνομαname 1
- ΧριστόςChrist, Messiah 1
- ψυχήlife, soul 1
- Not stated: they 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
5 occurrences in 5 groups
- ἔλεοςmercy 1
- θεόςGod 1
- κράσπεδονfringe 1
- κύριοςLord 1
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
3 occurrences in 6 groups
- εἰςto+ περισσείαabundance 1
- ἐνin+ παῤῥησίαboldness, openness 1
- ἐνin+ σύyou 1
- ἐνin+ σῶμαbody 1
- κατάaccording to, against, down+ κανώνsphere, rule 1
- μετάwith, after+ αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 3 groups
- καίand 1
- νῦνnow 1
- πάντοτεalways 1
What is done to itIt is the object
3 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἀκούωto hear 2
- ἔπωto say 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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In the other Testament 1 word
- גָּדַל gâdal · H1431 · to be large, to grow large, to cause to grow
- Hebrew גָּדַל and Greek μεγαλύνω share the core semantic field of 'making/becoming great' with both literal magnitude increase and figurative exaltation senses; μεγαλύνω serves as the standard LXX rendering of this Hebrew root across its range of meanings.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- To praise the greatness of33.358
- This sense describes exalting or praising someone's greatness in speech. Luke 1:46 records Mary's declaration in the Magnificat, “My soul exalts the Lord.”
- To make big, to make large, to enlarge79.124
- This sense describes physical or figurative enlargement, distinct from the verbal praise sense above. 2 Corinthians 10:15 expresses the hope that, “as your faith grows, we will be, within our domain, enlarged even more by you.”
- To pay special respect to, to hold in high honor, to regard as important87.15
- This sense describes according someone elevated honor or esteem. Acts 5:13 states that although none of the rest dared to associate with the apostles, “the people held them in high esteem.”
Word family 13 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon imperfect ἐμεγαλυνον; passive (imperfect 3 person singular ἐμεγαλύνετο); 1 aorist…
1. to make great, magnify (Vulg.magnifico): τινα or τί, properly, of dimension, Mt 23:5 (here A. V. enlarge); passive to increase: of bodily stature, ἐμεγαλύνθη τό παιδάριον, 1 Sam 2:21; so in a figure, 2 Cor 10:15, of Paul, that his apostolic efficiency among the Corinthians may increase more and more and have more abundant results (others refer this to 2; see Meyer (edited by Heinrici) in the place cited). metaphorically, to make conspicious: Lk 1:58 (on which see ἔλεος, 2 a.).
2. to deem or declare great, i. e. to esteem highly, to extol, laud, celebrate: Lk 1:16; Acts 5:13; Acts 10:46; Acts 19:17. (often so in classical Greek also); passive equivalent to to get glory and praise: ἐν τίνι, in a thing, Phm 1:20.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 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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