What does μείζων · ἔργον mean in the Bible?
μείζων · ἔργον is a Greek phrase meaning "larger (literally or figuratively, specially, in age)".
Greek · G3187, G2041
μείζονα ἔργα
Larger (literally or figuratively, specially, in age) · toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act
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μείζων G3187 larger (literally or figuratively, specially, in age)
Pronunciation meízōn
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ἔργον G2041 toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act
Pronunciation érgon
Work as visible deed or accomplishment, whether human action or divine work, emphasizing observable result over mere intention.
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What does μείζονα ἔργα (meizona erga) mean in the Bible?
μείζων · ἔργον is a Greek phrase meaning "larger (literally or figuratively, specially, in age)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3187, G2041?
G3187, G2041 is connected to 1 lexical occurrence verse in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. larger (literally or figuratively, specially, in age)
Source Gloss
larger (literally or figuratively, specially, in age)
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 Nominative (1) Number pattern Plural (1)
Nominative · Plural · Masculine 2 Pet 2:11 1×
Word Origins
μείζονα ἔργα is built from this root:
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