μέγας

mevga" mevga",
megavlh,
mevga ((related to Latin magnus, magister, Goth. maist (cf.
tov
plei'ston), etc.; Vanicek, p. 682; Curtius, sec. 462)), accusative
mevgan,
megavlhn,
mevga; plural
megavloi,
megavlai,
megavla; comparative
meivzwn,
mei'zon (accusative masculine and feminine
meivzona, once contracted
meivzw, (R G T WH, but L Tr
meivzwn (cf. Tdf. Proleg., p. 119)); neuter plural
meivzona, once contracted
meivzw, (51)) and
meizovtero", (from the comparitive
meivzwn), a poetic comparison, on which see the remark quoted under
ejlacistotero", cf. Matthiae, sec. 136; superlative
mevgisto" (found only in ); (from Homer down); the Septuagint for l/dG:; also for br'; great;1. predicated a. of the external form or sensible appearance of things (or of persons); in particular, of space and its dimensions -- as respects
a. mass and weight:
livqo", ; ; ;
o[ro", ;
ajsthvr, ; (
dravkwn, ,;
ajetov", ;
devndron, (T WH omit; L Tr brackets
mevga);
klavdoi, ;
ijcquve", ;
b. compass and extent; large, spacious:
skhnhv (
meivzwn), ;
ajnavgaion (R
ajnwvgeon, which see), ;
ajpoqhvkh, ;
kavmino", ;
povli", ; ; ; ,,,;
potamov", ; ;
quvra, ;
lhnov", ;
ojqovnh, ; ;
cavsma, ().
g. measure and height:
oijkodomaiv, ;
qrovno", ; long,
mavcaira, ; as respects stature and age,
mikroiv
kaiv
megavloi, small and great, young and old, ; ; ; ; ; ,; (; ; ). (neuter singular used adverbially:
ejn
megavlw/, L T Tr WH (for R G
ejn
pollw'/, which see in
poluv", d.) in great namely, degree. The apostle plays upon Agrippa's words
ejn
ojlivgw/ (which see) in a little (time) thou woulds fain etc ... I would to God that both in little and in great i. e. in all respects etc.; cf. the use of
ojlivgon
kaiv
mevga or
mikrovn
kaiv
mevga (yet in negative sentences) to express totality; e. g. Plato, Phileb. 21 e.; Apology 19 c.; 21 b.; 26 b.; but see d. below.) b. of number and quantity, equivalent to numerous, large:
ajgevlh, ; abundant,
porismov", ;
misqapodosiva, . c. of age:
oJ
meivzwn, the elder, <<ref:BHS/GNT_Rom 9:12$$R