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μεῖζον ἔκραξαν

Big (literally or figuratively, in a very wide application) · to cry

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μέγας G3173 big (literally or figuratively, in a very wide application)
Pronunciation mégas
Describes size, intensity, rank, or importance—applies broadly across physical, moral, and spiritual dimensions
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κράζω G2896 to cry
Pronunciation krázō
Loud, urgent crying out—often importunate prayer or public proclamation demanding immediate attention
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What does μεῖζον ἔκραξαν (meizon ekraξan) mean in the Bible?

μέγας · κράζω is a Greek word meaning "cried even more loudly".

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Meaning

cried even more loudly
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 7:27 · Matt 8:26 · Matt 15:28 · Matt 22:36 · Matt 22:38 · Matt 24:21 · Mark 4:37 · Mark 4:39 · Mark 5:11 · Luke 21:23 · John 19:31 · Acts 4:33 · Acts 7:11 · Acts 8:10 · Acts 19:28 · Acts 19:34 35×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:19 · Matt 8:24 · Matt 20:26 · Matt 28:2 · Mark 10:43 · Mark 16:4 · Luke 1:15 · Luke 1:32 · Luke 4:25 · Luke 7:16 · Luke 9:48 · Acts 5:5 · Acts 5:11 · Acts 8:1 · Acts 16:26 · 1 Tim 6:6 25×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 11:11 · Matt 18:1 · Matt 18:4 · Matt 23:11 · Matt 23:17 · Mark 9:34 · Luke 7:28 · Luke 9:46 · Luke 22:24 · Luke 22:26 · Luke 22:27 · John 4:12 · John 8:53 · John 10:29 · John 13:16 · John 14:28 24×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Luke 6:49 · Luke 16:26 · 1 Cor 9:11 · 2 Cor 11:15 · Eph 5:32 · 1 Tim 3:16 · Rev 8:8 · Rev 12:1 8×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 12:6 · Matt 13:32 · Matt 23:19 · Mark 4:32 4×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 20:25 · Mark 10:42 · Luke 21:11 · Rev 19:5 4×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Mark 12:31 · 1 Cor 13:13 · 1 John 5:9 3×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Luke 21:11 · Rev 15:3 2×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Rev 11:15 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 24:31 · Matt 28:8 · Luke 17:15 · Luke 24:52 · Acts 19:27 · Acts 19:35 · Jude 1:6 · Rev 7:14 · Rev 9:2 · Rev 11:8 · Rev 11:12 · Rev 14:2 · Rev 16:1 · Rev 16:14 · Rev 17:1 · Rev 21:3 16×
240 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 54 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 20 ongoing 7 prospective 1 resultant 1 background 11 infinitive 1 participle 13
Tense
aorist 25 present 16 imperfect 11 perfect 1 future 1
Voice
active 54
Mood
indicative 40 participle 13 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 8:29 ἔκραξαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 9:27 κράζοντες present active participle participle Matthew 14:26 ἔκραξαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 14:30 ἔκραξεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 15:22 ἔκραζεν imperfect active indicative background Matthew 15:23 κράζει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 20:30 ἔκραξαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 20:31 ἔκραξαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:15 κράζοντας present active participle participle Matthew 21:9 ἔκραζον imperfect active indicative background Matthew 27:23 ἔκραζον imperfect active indicative background Matthew 27:50 κράξας aorist active participle participle Mark 3:11 ἔκραζον imperfect active indicative background Mark 5:7 κράξας aorist active participle participle Mark 9:24 κράξας aorist active participle participle Mark 9:26 κράξας aorist active participle participle Mark 10:47 κράζειν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 10:48 ἔκραζεν imperfect active indicative background Mark 11:9 ἔκραζον imperfect active indicative background Mark 15:13 ἔκραξαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 15:14 ἔκραξαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 9:39 κράζει present active indicative ongoing Luke 18:39 ἔκραζεν imperfect active indicative background Luke 19:40 κράξουσιν future active indicative prospective John 1:15 κέκραγεν perfect active indicative resultant John 7:28 ἔκραξεν aorist active indicative completed John 7:37 ἔκραξεν aorist active indicative completed John 12:44 ἔκραξεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 7:57 κράξαντες aorist active participle participle Acts 7:60 ἔκραξεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 14:14 κράζοντες present active participle participle Acts 16:17 ἔκραζεν imperfect active indicative background Acts 19:28 ἔκραζον imperfect active indicative background Acts 19:32 ἔκραζον imperfect active indicative background Acts 19:34 κραζόντων present active participle participle Acts 21:28 κράζοντες present active participle participle Acts 21:36 κράζοντες present active participle participle Acts 23:6 ἔκραζεν imperfect active indicative background Acts 24:21 ἐκέκραξα aorist active indicative completed Romans 8:15 κράζομεν present active indicative ongoing +14 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 19 — The Word of the Lord Grows Mightily in Ephesus John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness Luke 2 — The Savior Born, Revealed, Presented, and Growing in Wisdom Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Luke 7 — The Compassionate Lord Who Heals, Raises, Confirms, and Forgives Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Mark 16 — He Has Risen: The Empty Tomb, the Angelic Announcement, Galilee Promise, and Trembling Witness Mark 4 — The Mystery of the Kingdom: Hearing, Fruitfulness, and the Lord over the Storm Mark 5 — The Authority of Jesus over Demons, Disease, and Death Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 2 — The Messiah Worshiped, Threatened, Preserved, and Called Out of Egypt Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 22 — The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Matthew 8 — The Authority of Jesus over Uncleanness, Sickness, Discipleship, Storms, and Demons

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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