Strong's Concordance megalunó: to make or declare great Original Word: μεγαλύνωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: megalunó Phonetic Spelling: (meg-al-oo'-no) Short Definition: I enlarge, magnify, extol Definition: (a) I enlarge, lengthen, (b) I increase, magnify, extol. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3170: μεγαλύνωμεγαλύνω; imperfect ἐμεγαλυνον; passive (imperfect 3 person singular ἐμεγαλύνετο); 1 aorist infinitive μεγαλυνθῆναι; 1 future μεγαλυνθήσομαι; (μέγας); from (Aeschylus and) Thucydides down; the Sept. mostly for הִגְדִּיל; 1. to make great, magnify (Vulg.magnifico): τινα or τί, properly, of dimension, Matthew 23:5 (here A. V. enlarge); passive to increase: of bodily stature, ἐμεγαλύνθη τό παιδάριον, 1 Samuel 2:21; so in a figure, 2 Corinthians 10:15, of Paul, that his apostolic efficiency among the Corinthians may increase more and more and have more abundant results (others refer this to 2; see Meyer (edited by Heinrici) in the place cited). metaphorically, to make conspicious: Luke 1:58 (on which see ἔλεος, 2 a.). 2. to deem or declare great, i. e. to esteem highly, to extol, laud, celebrate: Luke 1:16; Acts 5:13; Acts 10:46; Acts 19:17. (often so in classical Greek also); passive equivalent to to get glory and praise: ἐν τίνι, in a thing, Philippians 1:20. From megas; to make (or declare) great, i.e. Increase or (figuratively) extol -- enlarge, magnify, shew great. see GREEK megas Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 31708 Occurrences ἐμεγάλυνεν — 2 Occ. ἐμεγαλύνετο — 1 Occ. Μεγαλύνει — 1 Occ. μεγαλυνόντων — 1 Occ. μεγαλύνουσιν — 1 Occ. μεγαλυνθῆναι — 1 Occ. μεγαλυνθήσεται — 1 Occ. Matthew 23:5 V-PIA-3P GRK: αὐτῶν καὶ μεγαλύνουσιν τὰ κράσπεδα NAS: their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels KJV: and enlarge the borders INT: of them and enlarge their tassles Luke 1:46 V-PIA-3S Luke 1:58 V-IIA-3S Acts 5:13 V-IIA-3S Acts 10:46 V-PPA-GMP Acts 19:17 V-IIM/P-3S 2 Corinthians 10:15 V-ANP Philippians 1:20 V-FIP-3S |