noun · feminine
megalōsunas
Greekμεγαλωσύνη (megalōsunē)
Strong’sG3172
majesty
stem megalōsun-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† μεγαλωσύνη, -ης, ἡ
(< μέγας), [in LXX chiefly for גְּדוּלָה and cogn. forms, II Ki 7:23, Ps 144 (145):3, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3172 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmeg-al-o-soo'-nay
greatness, i.e. (figuratively) divinity (often God himself)
Fromfrom G3173;
King Jamesmajesty.
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 | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | megalōsunas1×μεγαλωσύνη | megalōsunais |
| object accusative | megalōsunan | megalōsunain |
| direct address vocative | megalōsunar | megalōsunair |
| of, belonging to genitive | megalōsunau2×μεγαλωσύνης | megalōsunaiu |
| to, for dative | megalōsuna | megalōsunai |
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
megalōsuna 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
megalōsunas“majesty”subjectnominative singular1×
Jude 1:25“majesty”mono theo sōtēro nu dia Iēsu Christou tou kuriou nu doxas megalōsunas kratem kai exousias pro pantou tou aiōnou kai nun kai eis pantoin toin aiōnoin; amēn.to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.
megalōsunau“majesty”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Hebrews 1:3“majesty”hos arōtos apaugasmem tau doxau kai charaktēros tau hupostasiau autou, ferarōtos tē teim panteim te rēme tau dunamiau, dia heautou katharismon taiu hamartaiu poieratos kathizata en dexa tau megalōsunau en hupsēloi,The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
Hebrews 8:1“majesty”Kefalaiem de epi tei legirōtei, toiouton echanō archierevon, hos kathizata en dexa tou thronou tau megalōsunau en toi ouranoi,The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,