adjective
megaloprepas
Greekμεγαλοπρεπής (megaloprepēs)
Strong’sG3169
magnificent, superb, transcendent
stem megaloprep-once in the New Testament1 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μεγαλοπρεπής, ές (= μεγάλῳ πρέπων),
[in LXX: De 33:26 (גַּאֲוָה), II Mac 8:15 15:13, III Mac 2:9*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3169 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | megaloprepos | megaloprepas | megaloprepem | megaloprepois | megaloprepais | megaloprepeim |
| object accusative | megaloprepon | megaloprepan | megaloprepoin | megaloprepain | ||
| direct address vocative | megaloprepor | megaloprepar | megaloprepoir | megaloprepair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | megaloprepou | megaloprepau1×μεγαλοπρεποῦς | megaloprepeu | megaloprepoiu | megaloprepaiu | megaloprepeiu |
| to, for dative | megaloprepo | megaloprepa | megaloprepe | megaloprepoi | megaloprepai | megaloprepei |
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
megaloprep 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
megaloprepau“majestic”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
2 Peter 1:17“majestic”lambaratos gar para theou patērou timan kai doxan fōnau feriratau auto toiosdeau hupo tau megaloprepau doxau; Tos huios mu tos agapētos mu houtos atō, eis hon mis eudokamaFor He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”