Strong G3175μεγιστάν
great man
- Transliteration
- megistanes
- Pronunciation
- meg-is-tan'-es
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
Plural from G3176; grandees: - great men lords.
Detailed definition
μεγιστάν, -ᾶνος, ὁ
(μέγιστος) [in LXX chiefly for שַׂר, Jer.24:8, al.; רַבְרְבָן, Dan LXX TH Dan.5:23, al.; frequently in Sir (sing., Sir.4:7);]
usually pl., οἱ μ., the chief men, nobles (Manetho, FlJ, al.): Mrk.6:21, Rev.6:15 18:23.†
(AS)
(μέγιστος) [in LXX chiefly for שַׂר, Jer.24:8, al.; רַבְרְבָן, Dan LXX TH Dan.5:23, al.; frequently in Sir (sing., Sir.4:7);]
usually pl., οἱ μ., the chief men, nobles (Manetho, FlJ, al.): Mrk.6:21, Rev.6:15 18:23.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3175 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- great1
- lord1
- man1
First verses
- Mark 6:21And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;
- Revelation 6:15And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
- Revelation 18:23And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
μεγιστάν, ᾶνος, ὁ,
great man, grandee, [LXX+4th c.BC+ (LXX.Sir.4.7, 10.24: but usually in _plural_, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 1035, LXX.Dan.5.23, NT.Mark.6.21, 4th c.AD(?): Manetho Astrologus 4.41, 2nd c.AD: Artemidorus Daldianus Onirocriticus 1.2, Vett. Val. 61.16, 3rd c.AD: Alexander Aphrodisiensis Philosophus “in Aristotelis Topicorum libros octo commentaria - pars” 466.12, etc.)]
great man, grandee, [LXX+4th c.BC+ (LXX.Sir.4.7, 10.24: but usually in _plural_, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 1035, LXX.Dan.5.23, NT.Mark.6.21, 4th c.AD(?): Manetho Astrologus 4.41, 2nd c.AD: Artemidorus Daldianus Onirocriticus 1.2, Vett. Val. 61.16, 3rd c.AD: Alexander Aphrodisiensis Philosophus “in Aristotelis Topicorum libros octo commentaria - pars” 466.12, etc.)]