Greek · G3187, G26

μείζονα ταύτης ἀγάπην

Larger (literally or figuratively, specially, in age) · love

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μείζων G3187 larger (literally or figuratively, specially, in age)

Pronunciation meízōn

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ἀγάπη G26 love

Pronunciation agápē

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What does μείζονα ταύτης ἀγάπην (meizona tautēs agapēn) mean in the Bible?

μείζων · ἀγάπη is a Greek phrase meaning "greater love".

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What does μείζων · ἀγάπη mean in the Bible?

μείζων · ἀγάπη is a Greek phrase meaning "greater love".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3187, G26?

G3187, G26 is connected to 1 lexical occurrence verse in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. greater love

Strong's G3187, G26

Lexical occurrences 1 verse Word forms 1 form 1 reference

Source Gloss

greater love

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×

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