verb
megalunamō
Strong’sG3170
I enlarge, magnify, extol
stem megalun-8 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books8 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.
μεγαλύνω
(< μέγας), [in LXX chiefly for גּדל pi., hi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3170 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmeg-al-oo'-no
to make (or declare) great, i.e. increase or (figuratively) extol
Fromfrom G3173;
King Jamesenlarge, magnify, shew great.
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
future μεγαλῠνῶ LXXaorist ἐμεγάλυναLXX:—passive, future -υνθήσομαιLXX: aorist -ύνθηνLXX: perfect participle μεμεγαλυμμένος LXX+2nd c.AD+: (μέγας):—make great or powerful, exalt, τοὺς πολεμίους Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, μεγαλύνεσθαι ἐκτῶν συμβαινόντων gain great glory by.., NT+5th c.BC+
II make great by word, extol, magnify, τὸ ὄνομά τινος LXX+5th c.BC+, [same places]:—middle, boast oneself, περί τινος Refs 7th c.BC+; γέννα in point of birth, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 magnify, exaggerate, Refs 5th c.BC+
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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| megalunatōΜεγαλύνει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | magnifies | 1× |
| megalunalōμεγαλύνουσι | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | lengthen | 1× |
| megalunateἐμεγάλυνεν | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | held … inhigh esteem | 1× |
| megalunoteἐμεγαλύνετο | was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | magnified | 1× |
| megalunitiμεγαλυνθήσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular | exalted | 1× |
| megalunataἐμεγάλυνεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | shown … great | 1× |
| megaluniraμεγαλυνθῆναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive | enlarged | 1× |
| megalunarōntoiuμεγαλυνόντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | extolling | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 6 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | megalunamō | megaluname | megalunami | megalunama | megalunamē | megalunamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | megalunasō | megalunase | megalunasi | megalunasa | megalunasē | megalunaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | megalunatō1×Μεγαλύνει | megalunate1×ἐμεγάλυνεν | megalunati | megalunata1×ἐμεγάλυνεν | megalunatē | megalunatelē |
| we 1st person plural | megalunanō | megalunane | megalunani | megalunana | megalunanē | megalunanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | megalunavō | megalunave | megalunavi | megalunava | megalunavē | megalunavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | megalunalō1×μεγαλύνουσι | megalunale | megalunali | megalunala | megalunalē | megalunalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | megalunomō | megalunome | megalunomē | megalunomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | megalunosō | megalunose | megalunosē | megalunoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | megalunotō | megalunote1×ἐμεγαλύνετο | megalunotē | megalunotelē |
| we 1st person plural | megalunonō | megalunone | megalunonē | megalunonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | megalunovō | megalunove | megalunovē | megalunovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | megalunolō | megalunole | megalunolē | megalunolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | megalunimi | megalunima |
| you 2nd person singular | megalunisi | megalunisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | megaluniti1×μεγαλυνθήσεται | megalunita |
| we 1st person plural | megalunini | megalunina |
| ye 2nd person plural | megalunivi | megaluniva |
| they 3rd person plural | megalunili | megalunila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | megalunameiō | megalunameia | megalunameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | megalunaseiō | megalunaseia | megalunaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | megalunateiō | megalunateia | megalunateiē |
| we 1st person plural | megalunaneiō | megalunaneia | megalunaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | megalunaveiō | megalunaveia | megalunaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | megalunaleiō | megalunaleia | megalunaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | megalunomeiō | megalunomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | megalunoseiō | megalunoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | megalunoteiō | megalunoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | megalunoneiō | megalunoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | megalunoveiō | megalunoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | megalunoleiō | megalunoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | megalunimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | megaluniseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | megaluniteia |
| we 1st person plural | megalunineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | megaluniveia |
| they 3rd person plural | megalunileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | megalunasōr | megalunasar | megalunasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | megalunatōr | megalunatar | megalunatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | megalunavōr | megalunavar | megalunavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | megalunalōr | megalunalar | megalunalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | megalunosōr | megalunosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | megalunotōr | megalunotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | megalunovōr | megalunovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | megalunolōr | megalunolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | megalunisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | megalunitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | megalunivar |
| they 3rd person plural | megalunilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | megalunamoiō | megalunamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | megalunasoiō | megalunasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | megalunatoiō | megalunatoia |
| we 1st person plural | megalunanoiō | megalunanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | megalunavoiō | megalunavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | megalunaloiō | megalunaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | megalunomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | megalunosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | megalunotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | megalunonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | megalunovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | megalunoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | megalunimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | megalunisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | megalunitoia |
| we 1st person plural | megaluninoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | megalunivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | megaluniloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | megalunarō | megalunari | megalunara | megalunarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | megalunorō | megalunorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | megaluniri | megalunira1×μεγαλυνθῆναι |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | megalunarōntos1× | megalunarintos | megalunarantos | megalunarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | megalunorōntos | megalunorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | megalunirintos | megalunirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
megalun 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.
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
megalunatō“magnifies”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 1:46Kai legata Mariam; Megalunatō tas psuchas mu ton kurion,Then Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,
megalunalō“lengthen”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 23:5… platunalō gar teim fulaktērieim autoiu kai megalunalō teim kraspedeim,… see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
megalunate“held … inhigh esteem”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 5:13“held … inhigh esteem”… loipoiu oudenos tolmate kollorō autoi, alla megalunate autoin tos laos,Although the people regarded them highly, no one else dared to join them.
megalunote“magnified”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 19:17“magnified”… epipiptata fobos epi pantoin autoin, kai megalunote tem onomem tou kuriou Iēsu.… Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held …
megaluniti“exalted”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Philippians 1:20… panta parrēsia hōs pantote kai nun megaluniti Christos en te sōme mu, eite …… now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life …
megalunata“shown … great”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 1:58… perioikois kai tois sungenois autau hoti megalunata kurios tem elesem autou meta autau, …… relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
megalunira“enlarged”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive1×
2 Corinthians 10:15“enlarged”… auxanorōntau tau pistiau vu en vi megalunira kata ton kanonon nu eis perisseian,… limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly …
megalunarōntoiu“extolling”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Acts 10:46“extolling”akouale gar autoiu lalarōntoiu glōssai kai megalunarōntoiu ton theon. tote apokrinita Petros;For they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter said,