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μέγας (megas) means “great” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

μέγας Greek · G3173 241 tagged occurrences in 229 verses

Pronunciation guide: meg'-as Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3173

μέγας · megas · great

μέγας, μεγάλη, μέγα, [in LXX chiefly for גָּדוֹל, also for מַרְבֶּה ,רַב (incl. μείζων), רֹב (μέγιστος) ;] great; 1. of external form, bodily size, measure, extent: λίθος, Mat.2:60; δράκων, Rev.12:3; ἰχθῦς, Jhn.21:11; πόλις, Rev.11:8; μάχαιρα, Rev.6:4, al. 2. Of intensity and degree: δύναμις, Act.4:33; φόβος, Mrk.4:41; ἀγάπη, Jhn.15:13; ἄνεμος, 'ib. 6:18; κραυγή, Act.23:9; φῶς, Mat.4:16; πυρετός, Luk.4:38; θλίψις, Mat.24:21. 3. Of rank; (a) of persons: θεός (MM, xvi), Tit.2:13; Ἄρτεμις, Act.19:27; compar. (see infr.), Mat.18:1 (cf. Dalman, Words, 113f.); neut. for masc. (Bl., §32, 1), Mat.12:6; (b) of things: ἁμαρτία, Jhn.19:11; μυστήριον, Eph.5:32; = μεγίστη (see infr., and cf. Field, Notes, 16f.), Mat.22:36; compar. for superl. (M, Pr., 78), 1Co.13:13. 4. (a) Compar., μείζων: Mat.11:11 23:17, al.; neut. pl., μείζονα, contr. μείζω, Jhn.1:51; double compar., μειζότερος (M, Pr., 236; Bl., §11, 4), III Jo 4; (b) superl, μέγιστος (Deiss., BS, 365), 2Pe.1:4. (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

large, great, in the widest sense.

John Jeffrey Dodson · CC0

How translators render G3173

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
great 70
a great 27
vvv 19
greater 15
a loud 13
in a loud 8
the greatest 8
greater than 7
a large 6
greatest 5
is greater 3
a high 2
a strong 2
a violent 2
great is 2
great things 2
greater things 2
perfectly 2
superiors 2
the largest 2
a huge 1
abundant 1
all the louder 1
arrogant 1
bigger ones 1
by intense 1
by the great 1
deep 1
even greater 1
great alike 1
greater than themselves 1
grown 1
is great 1
is it too much 1
is the greatest 1
large 1
long 1
loud 1
magnificent 1
more 1
more strictly 1
more substantial than 1
of a great 1
of great 1
of large 1
of the great 1
older 1
on that great 1
one greater 1
one greater than 1
profound 1
so horrendous 1
surprising 1
the great power 1
the loud 1
the roar 1
was the great 1
with great 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
great 80
a great 32
greater 19
with a loud 18
greater than 9
the great 9
loud 7
the greatest 7
a loud 6
of the great 6
that great 5
of a great 4
the greater 3
a large 2
greatest 2
of great 2
with great 2
with loud 2
a great thing 1
a greater 1
a greater than 1
a mighty 1
a strong 1
an high 1
exceeding great 1
great one 1
great ones 1
great thing 1
great things 1
greater things than 1
he that is greatest 1
high 1
is greatest 1
it had been a great 1
more 1
sore 1
than 1
the elder 1
the more 1
there is a great 1
they that are great 1
this great 1
to years 1
which were done 1

Verses containing G3173

Page 2 of 5. 229 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Luke 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Just then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

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  2. Luke 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:

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  3. Luke 4:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.

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  4. Luke 4:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice,

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  5. Luke 4:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,

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  6. Luke 5:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.

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  7. Luke 6:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”

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  8. Luke 7:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”

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  9. Luke 7:28 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John, yet even the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

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  10. Luke 8:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”

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  11. Luke 8:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.

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  12. Luke 9:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.

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  13. Luke 9:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”

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  14. Luke 12:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.

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  15. Luke 14:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.

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  16. Luke 16:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’

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  17. Luke 17:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.

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  18. Luke 19:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:

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  19. Luke 21:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.

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  20. Luke 21:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.

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  21. Luke 22:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And he will show you a large upper room, already furnished. Make preparations there.”

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  22. Luke 22:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them should be considered the greatest.

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  23. Luke 22:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.

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  24. Luke 22:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.

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  25. Luke 23:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.

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  26. Luke 23:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.

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  27. Luke 24:52 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

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  28. John 1:50 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus said to him, “Do you believe just because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.”

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  29. John 4:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?”

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  30. John 5:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.

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  31. John 5:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.

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  32. John 6:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A strong wind was blowing, and the sea grew agitated.

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  33. John 7:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.

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  34. John 8:53 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Are You greater than our father Abraham? He died, as did the prophets. Who do You claim to be?”

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  35. John 11:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”

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  36. John 13:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

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  37. John 14:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.

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  38. John 14:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You heard Me say, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.

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  39. John 15:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

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  40. John 15:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.

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  41. John 19:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”

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  42. John 19:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.

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  43. John 21:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many, the net was not torn.

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  44. Acts 2:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.

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  45. Acts 4:33 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all.

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  46. Acts 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.

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  47. Acts 5:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events.

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  48. Acts 6:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now Stephen, who was full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.

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  49. Acts 7:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.

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  50. Acts 7:57 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.

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