Greek verb · G3170
μεγαλύνω
megalynomeg-al-oo'-no
to make great; to declare great, extol, magnify
8 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: megalýnō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3170is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 5 of 27New Testament books
- 7spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3170
to make (or declare) great, i.e. increase or (figuratively) extol
The King James renders it: enlarge, magnify, shew great.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
megalyno is rendered "to make great; to declare great, extol, magnify". It stands 8 times in the Greek text, across five books.
- Three of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to make great".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 23:5All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
- The Greek text spells it seven different ways.
The first use
All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
Matthew 23:5μεγαλύνουσιν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Three of the word's eight uses are in Acts.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to make great, and to declare great, extol, magnify.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to make greatMat.23:5, Luk.1:58. | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 23:5All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their… |
| to declare great, extol, magnifyLuk.1:46, Act.5:13 10:46 19:17, 2Co.10:15; pass., before ἐν, Php.1:20.† (AS) | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 1:46Then Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord, |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| μέγας | megas | great | Uses243 |
| μεγαλωσύνη | megalosyne | majesty | Uses3 |
| μεγαλειότης | megaleiotes | majesty | Uses3 |
| μεγάλως | megalos | greatly | Uses1 |
| μεγαλεῖος | megaleios | mighty | Uses1 |
| μεγαλοπρεπής | megaloprepes | majestic | Uses1 |
| μεγαλαυχέω | megalaucheo | to boast | Usesnot recorded |
All 8, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
7 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἐμεγάλυνεν2
- ἐμεγαλύνετο1
- μεγαλύνει1
- μεγαλυνθῆναι1
- μεγαλυνθήσεται1
- μεγαλυνόντων1
- μεγαλύνουσιν1
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-AAI-3S
- verb · aorist passive, infinitive (“to…”)1V-APN
- verb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-FPI-3S
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-IAI-3S
- verb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-IPI-3S
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-PAI-3P
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-PAI-3S
- verb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1V-PAP-GPM
Matthew
one use
All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
- μεγαλύνουσινmegalunousinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: enlarge
Luke
two uses
Then Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,
- μεγαλύνειmegaluneiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: Magnifies
Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
- ἐμεγάλυνενemegalunenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: magnified
Acts
three uses
Although the people regarded them highly, no one else dared to join them.
- ἐμεγάλυνενemegalunenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: were magnifying
For they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter said,
- μεγαλυνόντωνmegalunontonverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: magnifying
This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.
- ἐμεγαλύνετοemegalunetoverb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was being magnified
2 Corinthians
one use
Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well,
- μεγαλυνθῆναιmegalunthenaiverb · aorist passive, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to be enlarged
Philippians
one use
I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
- μεγαλυνθήσεταιmegalunthesetaiverb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will be magnified
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.