Vocabulary Form
μέγας, μεγάλη, μέγα
Definition

large, great

Erasmian
Modern
Root
μεγαλο
Frequency
243
GK
3489
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.

Song

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.