What does μέγιστος (mégistos) mean in the Bible?
μέγιστος (mégistos) is a Greek word meaning "greatest or very great".
Greek · G3176
μέγιστος
Greatest or very great
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μέγιστος G3176
Pronunciation mégistos
What does μέγιστος (mégistos) mean in the Bible?
μέγιστος (mégistos) is a Greek word meaning "greatest or very great".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3176?
G3176 is connected to 1 lexical occurrence verse in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. greatest or very great
Source Gloss
greatest or very great
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 1 Case pattern Accusative (1) Number pattern Plural (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Plural · Neuter 2 Pet 1:4 1×
Word Origins
μέγιστος is built from this root:
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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