Megistan μεγιστάν
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| μεγιστάν | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | megistan |
| Strong's number | G3175 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | great man |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Revelation (2) |
Megistan (Greek μεγιστάν, Strong's G3175) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “great man”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
μεγιστάν, -ᾶνος, ὁ
(μέγιστος) [in LXX chiefly for שַׂר, Jer.24:8, al.; רַבְרְבָן, Dan LXX TH Dan.5:23, al.; frequently in Sir (sing., Sir.4:7) ;]
usually pl., οἱ μ., the chief men, nobles (Manetho, FlJ, al.): Mrk.6:21, Rev.6:15 18:23.†
(AS)
(μέγιστος) [in LXX chiefly for שַׂר, Jer.24:8, al.; רַבְרְבָן, Dan LXX TH Dan.5:23, al.; frequently in Sir (sing., Sir.4:7) ;]
usually pl., οἱ μ., the chief men, nobles (Manetho, FlJ, al.): Mrk.6:21, Rev.6:15 18:23.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | lords (1), great (1), men (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | nobles (2), great ones (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Megistan, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Mark
- Mark 6:21And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.
Revelation
- Revelation 6:15And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
- Revelation 18:23And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).