What does χαρά · μέγας mean in the Bible?
χαρά · μέγας is a Greek phrase meaning "great joy, deep gladness".
Greek · G5479, G3173
χαρὰν μεγάλην
Joy · big (literally or figuratively, in a very wide application)
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χαρά G5479 joy
Pronunciation chará
Joy arising from faith, salvation, or spiritual blessing; often connected with Holy Spirit's presence.
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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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What does χαρὰν μεγάλην (charan megalēn) mean in the Bible?
χαρά · μέγας is a Greek phrase meaning "great joy, deep gladness".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5479, G3173?
G5479, G3173 is connected to 59 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. great joy, deep gladness
Source Gloss
great joy, deep gladness
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 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 5 Aligned forms 59 Case pattern Genitive (22) Number pattern Singular (59)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Luke 1:14 · Luke 15:7 · Luke 15:10 · John 3:29 · John 15:11 · John 16:24 · Acts 8:8 · Rom 14:17 · 2 Cor 2:3 · Gal 5:22 · 1 Thess 2:19 · 1 Thess 2:20 · Jas 4:9 · 1 John 1:4 · 2 John 1:12 16×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 13:20 · Matt 13:44 · Matt 28:8 · Mark 4:16 · Luke 8:13 · Luke 10:17 · Luke 24:41 · Luke 24:52 · Acts 12:14 · Acts 13:52 · Rom 15:13 · 2 Cor 1:24 · 2 Cor 8:2 · Phil 1:4 · Phil 2:29 · Col 1:11 22×
Dative · Singular · Feminine John 3:29 · Rom 15:32 · 2 Cor 7:4 · 2 Cor 7:13 · 1 Thess 3:9 · 1 Pet 1:8 6×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 2:10 · Matt 25:21 · Matt 25:23 · Luke 2:10 · John 16:20 · John 16:21 · John 16:22 · John 17:13 · Acts 15:3 · Phil 1:25 · Phil 2:2 · Phlm 1:7 · Jas 1:2 · 3 John 1:4 14×
Vocative · Singular · Feminine Phil 4:1 1×
Word Origins
χαρὰν μεγάλην 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