adjective
megaleiem
Greekμεγαλεῖος (megaleios)
Strong’sG3167
grand, magnificent
stem megalei-once in the New Testament1 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μεγαλεῖος, -εία, -εῖον
(< μέγας), [in LXX: Ps 70 (71):19 (גָּדוֹל), al., freq. in Sir;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3167 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmeg-al-i'-os
magnificent, i.e. (neuter, plural as noun) a conspicuous favor, or (subjectively) perfection
Fromfrom G3173;
King Jamesgreat things, wonderful works.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | megaleios | megaleias | megaleiem | megaleiois | megaleiais | megaleieim1×μεγαλεῖα |
| object accusative | megaleion | megaleian | megaleioin | megaleiain | ||
| direct address vocative | megaleior | megaleiar | megaleioir | megaleiair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | megaleiou | megaleiau | megaleieu | megaleioiu | megaleiaiu | megaleieiu |
| to, for dative | megaleio | megaleia | megaleie | megaleioi | megaleiai | megaleiei |
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
megalei 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
megaleieim“deeds of power”subject or objectdirect plural1×
Acts 2:11“deeds of power”Ioudaiois tē kai prosēlutois, Krois kai Arapsois, akouanō lalarōtoiu autoiu tai hēmeterai glōssai teim megaleieim tou theou.both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs— we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”