What does μείζων · κράζω mean in the Bible?
μείζων · κράζω is a Greek phrase meaning "larger (literally or figuratively, specially, in age)".
Greek · G3187, G2896
μείζον ἔκραξαν
Larger (literally or figuratively, specially, in age) · to cry
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μείζων G3187 larger (literally or figuratively, specially, in age)
Pronunciation meízōn
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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 μείζον ἔκραξαν (meizon ekraxan) mean in the Bible?
μείζων · κράζω is a Greek phrase meaning "larger (literally or figuratively, specially, in age)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3187, G2896?
G3187, G2896 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×
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
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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
μείζον ἔκραξαν 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