Definition
large, great
Vocabulary Form
μέγας, μεγάλη, μέγα
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
| Revelation 20:12 | And I saw the dead, the great (megalous | μεγάλους | acc pl masc) and the small, standing before the throne, and the books were opened. Then another book was opened — the Book of Life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds. |
| Revelation 21:3 | And I heard a loud (megalēs | μεγάλης | gen sg fem) voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and he will be with them as their God. |
| Revelation 21:10 | And he carried me away in the spirit up onto a great (mega | μέγα | acc sg neut), lofty mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God. |
| Revelation 21:12 | It had a great (mega | μέγα | acc sg neut), high wall with twelve gates, with twelve angels at the gates, and the names of the twelve tribes of the nation of Israel were inscribed on the gates. |