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Lexicon :: Strong's G3175 - megistan

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μεγιστάν
Transliteration
megistan (Key)
Pronunciation
meg-is-tan'-es
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

μεγιστᾶνες megistânes, meg-is-tan'-es; plural from G3176; grandees:—great men, lords.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G3175 in the following manner: great men (2x), lords (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G3175 in the following manner: great men (2x), lords (1x).
  1. the grandees, magnates, nobles, chief men

    1. of a city or a people

    2. of the associates or courtiers of a king

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μεγιστᾶνες megistânes, meg-is-tan'-es; plural from G3176; grandees:—great men, lords.
STRONGS G3175:
μεγιστάν, μεγιστανος, (from μέγιστος, as νέαν from νέος, ξυνάν from ξυνός), a later Greek word (see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 196), once in singular Sir. 4:7; commonly in plural οἱ μεγιστᾶνες, the grandees, magnates, nobles, chief men of a city or a people, the associates or courtiers of a king (Vulg.principes): Revelation 6:15; τῆς γῆς, Revelation 18:23; τοῦ Ἡρῴδου, Mark 6:21. (The Sept. for אַדִּירִים, Jeremiah 14:3; Nahum 2:6; Zechariah 11:2; גְּדולִים, Jonah 3:7; Nahum 3:10; רַבְרְבִין, Daniel, Theod. 4:33, etc.; שָׂרִים, Isaiah 34:12; Jeremiah 24:8, etc.; 1 Macc. 9:37; often in Sir. Manetho 4, 41; Josephus, Artemidorus Daldianus, In Latinmegistanes, Tacitus, ann. 15, 27; Suct. Calig. 5.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
34:12
Jeremiah
14:3; 24:8
Jonah
3:7
Nahum
2:6; 3:10
Zechariah
11:2
Mark
6:21
Revelation
6:15; 18:23

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3175 matches the Greek μεγιστάν (megistan),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:21 - A strategic G2121 day G2250 came G1096 when G3753 Herod G2264 on his birthday G1077 gave G4160 a banquet G1173 for his lords G3175 and [fn]military G5506 commanders G5506 and the leading G4413 men G4413 of Galilee; G1056
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:15 - Then G2532 the kings G935 of the earth G1093 and the great G3175 men G3175 and the [fn]commanders G5506 and the rich G4145 and the strong G2478 and every G3956 slave G1401 and free G1658 man G1658 hid G2928 themselves G1438 in the caves G4693 and among G1519 the rocks G4073 of the mountains; G3735
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:23 - and the light G5457 of a lamp G3088 will not shine G5316 in you any G2089 longer; G2089 and the voice G5456 of the bridegroom G3566 and bride G3565 will not be heard G191 in you any G2089 longer; G2089 for your merchants G1713 were the great G3175 men G3175 of the earth, G1093 because G3754 all G3956 the nations G1484 were deceived G4105 by your sorcery. G5331
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