μέγας mégas

Meaning

big (literally or figuratively, in a very wide application)

In the King James Version: (+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high, large, loud, mighty, + (be) sore (afraid), strong, X to years

Derivation: (including the prolonged forms, feminine , plural , etc.; compare also G3176 (μέγιστος), G3187 (μείζων));

Where it is used

• Matthew 2:10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.
• Matthew 4:16 the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
• Matthew 5:19 So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
• Matthew 5:35 or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
• Matthew 7:27 The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”
• Matthew 8:24 Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.
• Matthew 8:26 “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.
• Matthew 11:11 Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
• Matthew 12:6 But I tell you that One greater than the temple is here.
• Matthew 13:32 Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
• Matthew 15:28 “O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
• Matthew 18:1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
• Matthew 18:4 Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
• Matthew 20:25 But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.
• Matthew 20:26 It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
• Matthew 20:31 The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
• Matthew 22:36 “Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”
• Matthew 22:38 This is the first and greatest commandment.
• Matthew 23:11 The greatest among you shall be your servant.
• Matthew 23:17 You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
• Matthew 23:19 You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
• Matthew 24:21 For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.
• Matthew 24:24 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
• Matthew 24:31 And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
• Matthew 27:46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
• Matthew 27:50 When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.
• Matthew 27:60 and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.
• Matthew 28:2 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.
• Matthew 28:8 So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.
• Mark 1:26 At this, the unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out with a loud shriek.
• Mark 4:32 But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”
• Mark 4:37 Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.
• Mark 4:39 Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.
• Mark 4:41 Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”
• Mark 5:7 And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”
• Mark 5:11 There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.
• Mark 5:42 Immediately the girl got up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). And at once they were utterly astounded.
• Mark 9:34 But they were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.
• Mark 10:42 So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.
• Mark 10:43 But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
• Mark 12:31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
• Mark 13:2 “Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
• Mark 14:15 And he will show you a large upper room, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.”
• Mark 15:34 At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
• Mark 15:37 But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last.
• Mark 16:4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, even though it was extremely large.
• Luke 1:15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
• Luke 1:32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
• Luke 1:42 In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
• Luke 1:49 For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
• Luke 2:9 Just then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
• Luke 2:10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:
• Luke 4:25 But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.
• Luke 4:33 In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice,
• Luke 4:38 After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,
• Luke 5:29 Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.
• Luke 6:49 But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”
• Luke 7:16 A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”
• Luke 7:28 I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John, yet even the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
• Luke 8:28 When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”