#61 · 243× in the NT · adjective

μέγας μεγάλη μέγα

great, large

μέγας

History

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In the NT

  • σεισμὸς μέγας ἐγένετο ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ

    a great storm arose on the sea

    Matt 8:24 · dictionary form

  • οὗτος μέγας κληθήσεται ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν

    this one will be called great in the kingdom of the heavens

    Matt 5:19

  • ἥ τε θάλασσα ἀνέμου μεγάλου πνέοντος διεγείρετο

    the sea was rising, a great wind blowing

    John 6:18 · gen. sg.

Morphology

Irregular adjective (μεγαλ- in most forms)

Nom. sg. masc. μέγας, neut. μέγα; other forms from μεγαλ- (μεγάλη, μεγάλου…).

Nom. sg. masc. μέγας, neut. μέγα; most other forms from μεγαλ- (μεγάλη, μεγάλου, μεγάλῳ…). Like πολύς, the nom. sg. is the odd one.

Further reading

Mounce pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.