adjective
makras
Strong’sG3117
long, distant
stem makr-11 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
μακρός, -ά, -όν,
[in LXX for אָרֶךְ, רָחוֹק and cognate forms, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3117 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmak-ros'
long (in place (distant) or time (neuter plural))
Fromfrom G3372;
King Jamesfar, long.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
by nature], long, whether of Space or Time,
I of Space,
I.1 in length, long, δόρυ Refs 8th c.BC+; νέες, νῆες μ. ships of war, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπὶ τὰ -ότερα measured by the longer sides, i. e. length-wise, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ μ. τείχη the long walls of Athens, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ μακρά (i.e. γραμμή), line traced by δικασταί to indicate the heavier penalty, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁ μ. δρόμος the long-distance torch-race, Refs 3rd c.BC+
I.2 in height, tall, high, μ. Ὄλυμπος, οὔρεα, δένδρεα, κίων, Refs 8th c.BC+; of a man, μακρότερον καὶ πάσσονα θῆκεν ἰδέσθαι Refs 3rd c.AD+
I.2.b reversely, deep, φρείατα Refs 8th c.BC+
I.3 in distance, long, far, remote, κέλευθος Refs 8th c.BC+; μ. ἐπιβοήθειαι long marches to aid, Refs 5th c.BC+; remote, ἀποικία Refs 4th c.BC+; τὰ μακρότατα the remotest parts, Refs 5th c.BC+ adverb, μακρὰ βιβάς, βιβάσθων, with long strides, Refs 8th c.BC+; μακρὰ ῥίψαις, δισκήσαις, Refs 5th c.BC+; μακρὸν ἀῧσαι, βοᾶν, to shout so as to be heard afar, i. e. loudly, Refs 8th c.BC+; later by analogy, μακρὰ χαίρειν φράσας τῷ ναυπηγῷ Refs 2nd c.AD+; compare μακράν.
I.4 generally, large in size or degree, great, ἤπειρος Refs 5th c.BC+; μ. τραπεζῖται, perhaps big bankers, Cat.Codex Astr.Refs
I.5 dative μακρῷ, to strengthen comparative and superlative, by far, μ. πρῶτος Refs 5th c.BC+: also with Verbs implying comparison, ἀριστεύει μ. Refs 4th c.BC+
II of Time, long Refs 8th c.BC+; αἰών see reading in Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐ μ. χρόνου for no long time, Refs 5th c.BC+; μηνὶ -ότερος by a month, Refs 5th c.BC+; μακρῷRefs 2nd c.AD+; μ. ἐέλδωρ a long-cherished wish, Refs 8th c.BC+; μ. γόοι, ὀδύρματα, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 long, tedious, Refs 5th c.BC+; μακρὰν ἔοικε λέξειν (i.e. ῥῆσιν) Refs 5th c.BC+; μακρόν [ἐστι] with infinitive, Latin longum est, Refs 5th c.BC+. adverb - ρῶς, λέγεσθαι Refs 4th c.BC+: comparative -ότερον, ποιεῖς you are taking too long, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.3 Grammars, long in quantity, φωνήεντα Refs 4th c.BC+; μακρά (i.e. συλλαβή), ἡ, Refs 2nd c.AD+: comparative, φωνήεντι μακροτέρῳ Refs 4th c.BC+; also μακρά (i.e. προσῳδία), ἡ, mark of long quantity, Refs 2nd c.BC+
III neuter with Preps. in adverbial sense, διὰ μακροῦ (i.e. χρόνου) after a long time, long delayed, Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐ διὰ μακροῦ not long after, Refs 5th c.BC+; but διὰ μακρῶν at great length, Refs 5th c.BC+; μικρῷ διὰ μ. at somewhat greater length, Refs 4th c.BC+
III.2 ὄλβος οὐκ ἐς μακρὸν ἔρχεται for no long time, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐς τὰ μακρότατα to the utmost, Refs 5th c.BC+
III.3 ἐπὶ μακρόν far, a long way, πορεύεσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+; of Time, Refs 5th c.BC+; τοσόνδε ἐπὶ μ. ἐπυθόμην Refs; ἐπὶ μακρότερον yet more, Refs 5th c.BC+
IV regular comparative and superlative, see above: irregular comparative μάσσων, superlative μήκιστος, (see entry).
V adverb -ρῶς at great length, opposed to συντόμως, Refs 4th c.BC+; slowly, Refs 2nd c.BC+; μ. ἔχειν τοῖν σκέλοιν have long legs, Refs 2nd c.AD+; of pronunciation, Refs 1st c.BC+ adverb is usually expressed by neuter μακρόν or μακρά, compare above Refs; μακρὰ κλάειν to howl loudly, Refs 5th c.BC+; τί μακρὰ δεῖ λέγει; Refs 4th c.BC+: for comparative and superlative of the adverb, see at {μακροτέρως, μακροτάτω}: neuter plural -ότερα as adverb, Refs 5th c.BC+ — Fem. μακρά not to be confused with μάκρα (which see). (Cf. Avest. mas-'long', Latin ma?~Xcer.)
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | makros | makras | makrem | makrois | makrais | makreim2×μακρὰ |
| object accusative | makron | makran9×μακρὰν | makroin | makrain | ||
| direct address vocative | makror | makrar | makroir | makrair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | makrou | makrau | makreu | makroiu | makraiu | makreiu |
| to, for dative | makro | makra | makre | makroi | makrai | makrei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
makr is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
makran“far away”objectaccusative singular9×
Matthew 8:30“at some distance”ate de makran apo autoiu agelas choiroiu polloiu boskorōntas.… a large herd of pigs was feeding.
Luke 15:13… tos neoteros huios apodēmata eis chōran makran, kai ekei diaskorpizata tan ousian autou …… everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth …
Luke 19:12… Anthrōpos tinos eugenos poreuita eis chōran makran labara heauto basileian kai hupostrefara.… of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his …
John 21:8… te ploiarie erchala, ouk gar ale makran apo tau gēau alla hōs apo …… of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred …
Acts 2:39“far away”… teknei vu kai pantoi toi eis makran hosoin an proskaleteia kurios tos theos …… you and your children and to all who are far off — to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
Acts 17:27… auton kai heuriskaloia, kai ge ouk makran apo henou hekastou nu huparcharōnton.… find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.
Acts 22:21… min; Poreuosōr, hoti mis eis ethneim makran exapostelami sin.… me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’ ”
Ephesians 2:13“far off”… Christo Iēso vis hois pote arōntois makran geniva engus en te haime tou …… now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.
Ephesians 2:17kai ercharantos euangelizeta eirēnan vi toi makran kai eirēnan toi engus;… preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were …
makreim“long”subject or objectdirect plural2×
Mark 12:40“long”… tain oikiain taiu chēraiu kai profasia makreim proseuchorōntois; houtois labeli perissoterem krimem.They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”
Luke 20:47“long”… tain oikiain taiu chēraiu kai profasia makreim proseucholō; houtois labeli perissoterem krimem.They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”