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Koine Greek wordlink #36863

SR GNT Mark 16:4 μέγας (megas) ‘stone it was for large exceedingly’ Strongs=31730 Lemma=megas
Word role=substantive adjective case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=33 AD

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Other uses (9) of identical word form μέγας (S-NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μέγας’ (S-NMS) has 2 different glosses: ‘great’, ‘large’.

Mark 10:43 ‘but whoever may_be wanting great to become among you_all’ SR GNT Mark 10:43 word 15

OET-LV: 43 But it _is not thus among you _all, but whoever wishfully may _be _wanting to _become great among you _all, will _be servant of _you _all, (MRK_10:43)

OET-RV: 43 But it doesn’t work like that with you—anyone of you who wanted to be honoured must serve the others, (MRK 10:43)

Mat 20:26 ‘may_be wanting among you_all great to become he will_be of you_all’ SR GNT Mat 20:26 word 16

OET-LV: 26 It _will_ not _be thus among you _all, but whoever if among you _all may _be _wanting to _become great, he _will _be servant of _you _all, (MAT_20:26)

OET-RV: 26 But among all of you, it shouldn’t be like that. Instead anyone who wants to become great should be your servant, (MAT 20:26)

Mat 28:2 ‘see an earthquake became great an messenger for of the master’ SR GNT Mat 28:2 word 5

OET-LV: 2 And see, an_ great _earthquake became, because/for an_messenger of_the_master having _come _down from heaven and having _approached, rolled _away the stone and was _sitting on it. (MAT_28:2)

OET-RV: 2 Then, wow, there was a massive earthquake because one of Yahweh’s messengers had come down from heaven and approached the tomb. He had rolled away the stone and was now sitting on it. (MAT 28:2)

Luke 1:15 ‘he will_be for great before the master’ SR GNT Luke 1:15 word 3

OET-LV: 15 For/Because he _will _be great before the master, and by _no _means he _may_ not _drink wine and liquor, and he _will _be _being _filled of_the_ holy _spirit still from the_womb of_the_mother of _him. (LUK_1:15)

OET-RV: 15 He’ll be considered special in God’s eyes, but he won’t be allowed to drink wine or spirits. Even while he’s still in his mother’s womb, he’ll be filled with God’s spirit. (LUK 1:15)

Luke 1:32 ‘this one will_be great and the son of the highest’ SR GNT Luke 1:32 word 4

OET-LV: 32 This one will _be great, and will _be _being _called the_son of_the_highest, and the_master the god will _be _giving to _him the throne of _Dawid, the father of _him, (LUK_1:32)

OET-RV: 32 He’ll be very special and will be called ‘the son of the highest one’, and Yahweh God will give him the throne of David, his ancestor. (LUK 1:32)

Luke 9:48 ‘being this one is great’ SR GNT Luke 9:48 word 43

OET-LV: 48 and said to _them: Whoever if may _receive this the little _child in the name of _me, is _receiving me, and whoever wishfully may _receive me, is _receiving the one having _sent _out me. For/Because the one being least among all you _all, this one is great. (LUK_9:48)

OET-RV: 48 and told them, “Anyone who accepts a young child in my name is accepting me, and anyone who accepts me is accepted by the one who sent me here. Because it’s the person who is the least among you who’s at the top.” (LUK 9:48)

Acts 16:26 ‘and an earthquake became great so_that to_be shaken the’ SR GNT Acts 16:26 word 5

OET-LV: 26 And suddenly an_ great _earthquake became, so _that the foundations of _the prison to _be _shaken, and immediately all the doors were _opened _up, and the bonds of _all was _unfastened. (ACT_16:26)

OET-RV: 26 Suddenly there was a strong earthquake that shook even the foundations of the prison, and immediately all the prison doors opened up and the chains of all the prisoners came loose. (ACT 16:26)

Heb 11:24 ‘by faith Mōsaʸs/(Mosheh) great having become disowned to_be_being called’ SR GNT Heb 11:24 word 3

OET-LV: 24 By _faith Mōsaʸs, great having _become, disowned to _be _being _called the_son of_the_daughter of _Faraō/(Farˊoh), (HEB_11:24)

OET-RV: 24 By faith when Mosheh had become powerful, he refused to be called Far’oh’s (Pharaoh’s) daughter’s son (HEB 11:24)

Rev 16:18 ‘the so_great earthquake was thus great’ SR GNT Rev 16:18 word 35

OET-LV: 18 And became lightnings, and and voices, and thunders, an_earthquake became great, such _as not became, from of _which mankind became on the earth, the_so _great earthquake was thus great. (REV_16:18)

OET-RV: 18 Then there was lightning and thunder and other sounds, and a terrible earthquake, such as had not happened since people had been on the earth. Such a powerful earthquake, so massive! (REV 16:18)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘megas’ have 6 different glosses: ‘a great thing’, ‘a great time’, ‘great’, ‘great it_is’, ‘great things’, ‘large’.

Greek words (6) other than μέγας (S-NMS) with a gloss related to ‘large’

YHN 21:11 μεγάλων (megalōn) A-GMP Lemma=megalos ‘land full of fishes large a hundred fifty three’ SR GNT Yhn 21:11 word 20

OET-LV: 11 Therefore Simōn Petros went _up, and dragged the net to the land full of_ large _fishes a_hundred fifty three, but being so _many, the net was_ not _torn. (JHN_21:11)

OET-RV: 11 So Simon Peter went and dragged the net up onto the beach. Amazingly it hadn’t torn even though it contained 153 large fish. (JHN 21:11)

MARK 10:46 ἱκανοῦ (hikanou) A-GMS Lemma=ikanos ‘of him and a crowd large a son of Timaios Bartimaios’ SR GNT Mark 10:46 word 19

OET-LV: 46 And they _are _coming to Yeriⱪō/(Yərīḩō). And him and the apprentices/followers of _him and a_ large _crowd going _out from Yeriⱪō, Bartimaios blind beggar, the a_son of _Timaios, was _sitting beside the road. (MRK_10:46)

OET-RV: 46 They arrived at Jericho, and then when Yeshua and his followers were leaving again with a large crowd following, they came across blind Bartimayos sitting beside the path begging. (MRK 10:46)

MARK 14:15 μέγα (mega) A-ANS ‘to you_all will_be showing an upper_room large having_been furnished ready there’ SR GNT Mark 14:15 word 7

OET-LV: 15 And he will _be _showing to _you _all a_ large _upper _room having _been _furnished ready, there prepare for _us. (MRK_14:15)

OET-RV: 15 He’ll show you a large, furnished room upstairs—that’s where you can get everything ready.” (MRK 14:15)

LUKE 22:12 μέγα (mega) A-ANS ‘to you_all will_be showing an upper_room large having_been furnished there prepare’ SR GNT Luke 22:12 word 7

OET-LV: 12 And _that one will _be _showing to _you _all a_ large _upper _room, having _been _furnished, prepare there. (LUK_22:12)

OET-RV: 12 and he’ll show you a large upper room that’s already set up. That’s where you should prepare the meal.” (LUK 22:12)

ACTs 11:24 ἱκανός (hikanos) A-NMS Lemma=ikanos ‘and was added a crowd large to the master’ SR GNT Acts 11:24 word 15

OET-LV: 24 because he _was a_ good _man, and full of_the_ holy _spirit and of _faith. And a_ large _crowd was _added to _the master. (ACT_11:24)

OET-RV: 24 Barnabas was good man and full of the holy spirit and full of faith in God, and a large number of people decided to follow Yeshua. (ACT 11:24)

ACTs 11:26 ἱκανόν (hikanon) A-AMS Lemma=ikanos ‘and to teach a crowd large to call and first’ SR GNT Acts 11:26 word 30

OET-LV: 26 and having _found him, he _brought him to Antioⱪeia. And it _became to _them also to _be _gathered _together in the assembly a_ whole _year, and to _teach a_ large _crowd, and to _call first the apprentices/followers, followers _of _the _messiah. in. Antioⱪeia. (ACT_11:26)

OET-RV: 26 and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. Then for a whole year they met with the assembly and regularly taught a large crowd. It was there in Antioch that the believers were first called Christians. (ACT 11:26)

Key: A=adjective S=substantive adjective AMS=accusative,masculine,singular ANS=accusative,neuter,singular GMP=genitive,masculine,plural GMS=genitive,masculine,singular NMS=nominative,masculine,singular