What does μέγας · κράζω mean in the Bible?
μέγας · κράζω is a Greek phrase meaning "cried even more loudly".
Greek · G3173, G2896
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 phrase meaning "cried even more loudly".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3173, G2896?
G3173, G2896 is connected to 240 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. cried even more loudly
Source Gloss
cried even more loudly
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 10 Aligned forms 240 Case pattern Nominative (106) Number pattern Singular (115)
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×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 54 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
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 Origins
μεῖζον ἔκραξαν is built from these roots:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain