Bill Mounce

For an Informed Love of God

μέγας

Vocabulary form: 
mevgaV, megavlh, mevga
Definition: 

large, great

Frequency: 
243
GK: 
3489
Root: 
megalo
Cognates: 

Mega is a common prefix meaning "large" or "great": megaphone, megavolt, Megalosaurus (which is a genus of extremely large dinosaurs (sau:roV means "lizard").

Mnemonic Singing: 

Guide me, O thou great Jehovah,
pilgrim through this barren land.

Biblical Concordance

Luke 2:9 An angel of the Lord suddenly appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terribly (megan | μέγαν | acc sg masc) afraid.
Luke 2:10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I announce to you good news of a great (megalēn | μεγάλην | acc sg fem) joy which will be for all the people,
Luke 4:25 But in truth I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months, as a great (megas | μέγας | nom sg masc) famine spread throughout the whole land;
Luke 4:33 Now in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out in a loud (megalē | μεγάλῃ | dat sg fem) voice,
Luke 4:38 After leaving the synagogue, Jesus went to Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering a severe (megalō | μεγάλῳ | dat sg masc) fever, and they made a request to him on her behalf.
Luke 5:29 And Levi made a great (megalēn | μεγάλην | acc sg fem) banquet for him in his house, and there was a great crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining at table with them.
Luke 6:49 But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man building a house on the ground without a foundation; when the river burst against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.” (mega | μέγα | nom sg neut)
Luke 7:16 Fear gripped them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great (megas | μέγας | nom sg masc) prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has come to help his people!”
Luke 7:28 I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater (meizōn | μείζων | nom sg masc comparative) than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater (meizōn | μείζων | nom sg masc comparative) than he.”
Luke 8:28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell prostate before him and in a loud (megalē | μεγάλῃ | dat sg fem) voice said, “What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me!?”
Luke 8:37 Then all the people of the surrounding region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to go away from them, because they were seized with a great (megalō | μεγάλῳ | dat sg masc) fear. So he got into a boat and returned.
Luke 9:46 An argument arose among them as to which of them might be the greatest (meizōn | μείζων | nom sg masc comparative).
Luke 9:48 and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. So the one who is least among you all, this is the one who is great.” (megas | μέγας | nom sg masc)
Luke 12:18 Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and I will build bigger (meizonas | μείζονας | acc pl fem comparative) ones; and I will store there all my grain and my goods.
Luke 14:16 But he said to him, “A man once gave a great (mega | μέγα | acc sg neut) banquet and invited many guests.
Luke 16:26 Besides all this, between us and you a great (mega | μέγα | nom sg neut) chasm has been put in place, so that those wishing to cross over from here to you are not able, and no one can cross from there to us.’
Luke 17:15 Then one of them, when he saw that he had been healed, returned, praising God in a loud (megalēs | μεγάλης | gen sg fem) voice,
Luke 19:37 As he was already approaching to the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud (megalē | μεγάλῃ | dat sg fem) voice for all the mighty works they had seen,
Luke 21:11 there will be great (megaloi | μεγάλοι | nom pl masc) earthquakes, and in various places famines and plagues. There will be dreadful portents and great (megala | μεγάλα | nom pl neut) signs from heaven.
Luke 21:23 Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great (megalē | μεγάλη | nom sg fem) distress on the earth and wrath against this people.
Luke 22:12 He will show you a large (mega | μέγα | acc sg neut) room upstairs, already furnished. Make preparations for us there.”
Luke 22:24 A dispute also arose among them as to which of them seemed to be the greatest (meizōn | μείζων | nom sg masc comparative).
Luke 22:26 But with you it must not be so! Rather, let the greatest (meizōn | μείζων | nom sg masc comparative) among you become like the youngest, and the leader like the one who serves.
Luke 22:27 For who is the greater (meizōn | μείζων | nom sg masc comparative), the one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But in your midst I am like the one who serves.
Luke 23:23 But they were insistent, demanding with loud (megalais | μεγάλαις | dat pl fem) cries that he should be crucified, and their cries prevailed.
Luke 23:46 Then Jesus, crying out in a loud (megalē | μεγάλῃ | dat sg fem) voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” Having said this, he breathed his last.
Luke 24:52 And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great (megalēs | μεγάλης | gen sg fem) joy,
John 1:50 Jesus responded, saying to him, “Is it because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree that you believe? You will see greater (meizō | μείζω | acc pl neut comparative) things than that.”
John 4:12 Surely you are not greater (meizōn | μείζων | nom sg masc comparative) than our father Jacob, are you, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his flocks?”
John 5:20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything that he is doing; and he will show him greater (meizona | μείζονα | acc pl neut comparative) works than these, and you will be amazed.
John 5:36 But I have a witness greater (meizō | μείζω | acc sg fem comparative) than that of John; for the works that the Father has given me to complete, the very works that I am doing, bear witness about me that the Father has sent me.
John 6:18 The sea was getting rough because a strong (megalou | μεγάλου | gen sg masc) wind had started to blow.
John 7:37 On the last day of the festival, the great (megalē | μεγάλῃ | dat sg fem) day, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.
John 8:53 Surely you are not greater (meizōn | μείζων | nom sg masc comparative) than our father Abraham, are you? He died as did the prophets. Who are you making yourself out to be?”
John 10:29 My Father, who has given them to me, is more (meizon | μεῖζον | nom sg masc comparative) powerful (meizon | μεῖζον | nom sg masc comparative) than all, and no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.
John 11:43 When he had said this, he called out in a loud (megalē | μεγάλῃ | dat sg fem) voice, “Lazarus, come out!
John 13:16 I tell you the solemn truth, the servant is not greater (meizōn | μείζων | nom sg masc comparative) than his master, nor is the one who is sent greater (meizōn | μείζων | nom sg masc comparative) than the one who sent him.
John 14:12 I tell you the solemn truth, the one who believes in me will do the works that I do; in fact, greater (meizona | μείζονα | acc pl neut comparative) works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.
John 14:28 You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away, and I will come back to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater (meizōn | μείζων | nom sg masc comparative) than I.
John 15:13 Greater (meizona | μείζονα | acc sg fem comparative) love has no one than this, that a person lays down his life for his friends.
John 15:20 Remember the saying that I told you, ‘The servant is not greater (meizōn | μείζων | nom sg masc comparative) than his master.’ If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my word, they will keep yours as well.
John 19:11 Jesus said, “You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. That is why the man who handed me over to you has a greater (meizona | μείζονα | acc sg fem comparative) sin.”
John 19:31 Then, since it was the day of Preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high (megalē | μεγάλη | nom sg fem) day), the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs of the crucified men broken and their bodies taken down.
John 21:11 So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore, full of large (megalōn | μεγάλων | gen pl masc) fish, one hundred and fifty-three of them; and although there were so many, the net was not torn.
Acts 2:20 The sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great (megalēn | μεγάλην | acc sg fem) and glorious day of the Lord.
Acts 4:33 And with great (megalē | μεγάλῃ | dat sg fem) power the apostles continued to give the testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great (megalē | μεγάλη | nom sg fem) grace was upon them all.
Acts 5:5 When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and breathed his last. Great (megas | μέγας | nom sg masc) fear gripped all who heard about it.
Acts 5:11 Great (megas | μέγας | nom sg masc) fear gripped the entire church, and all who heard about these things.
Acts 6:8 And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great (megala | μεγάλα | acc pl neut) wonders and signs among the people.
Acts 7:11 Now there came a famine upon all Egypt and Canaan, bringing great (megalē | μεγάλη | nom sg fem) affliction, and our fathers could find no food.

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