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Koine Greek wordlink #98654

SR GNT Acts 19:17 ἐμεγαλύνετο (emegaluneto) ‘all them and was_being magnified the name of the’ Strongs=31700 Lemma=megalunō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=imperfect voice=passive person=3rd number=singular

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Only use of identical word form ἐμεγαλύνετο (V-IIP3..S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐμεγαλύνετο’ (V-IIP3..S) is always and only glossed as ‘was_being magnified’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘megalunō’ have 8 different glosses: ‘is magnifying’, ‘to_be magnified’, ‘was magnifying’, ‘was_being magnified’, ‘will_be_being magnified’, ‘they are magnifying’, ‘magnified’, ‘magnifying’.

Greek words (3) other than ἐμεγαλύνετο (V-IIP3..S) with a gloss related to ‘magnified’

LUKE 1:58 ἐμεγάλυνεν (emegalunen) V-IAA3..S ‘relatives of her that magnified the master the mercy’ SR GNT Luke 1:58 word 11

2COR 10:15 μεγαλυνθῆναι (megalunthaʸnai) V-NAP.... ‘of you_all among you_all to_be magnified according_to the domain’ SR GNT 2Cor 10:15 word 20

PHP 1:20 μεγαλυνθήσεται (megalunthaʸsetai) V-IFP3..S ‘always also now will_be_being magnified chosen_one/messiah in the’ SR GNT Php 1:20 word 19

Key: V=verb IAA3..S=indicative,aorist,active,3rd person singular IFP3..S=indicative,future,passive,3rd person singular IIP3..S=indicative,imperfect,passive,3rd person singular NAP....=infinitive,aorist,passive