Word Summary
megaleios: magnificent, splendid
Original Word: μεγαλεῖοςTransliteration: megaleios
Phonetic Spelling: (meg-al-i'-os)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: magnificent, splendid
Meaning: magnificent, splendid
Strong's Concordance
great things, wonderful works.
From megas; magnificent, i.e. (neuter, plural as noun) a conspicuous favor, or (subjectively) perfection -- great things, wonderful works.
see GREEK megas
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3167: μεγαλεῖοςμεγαλεῖος,
μεγαλεῖα,
μεγαλεῖον (
μέγας),
magnificent, excellent, splendid, wonderful (
Xenophon,
Josephus,
Artemidorus Daldianus, others); absolutely,
μεγαλεῖα (
ποιεῖν τίνι) to do great things for one (show him conspicuous favors),
Luke 1:49 R G;
τά μεγαλεῖα τοῦ Θεοῦ (
Vulg.magnalia dei (
A. V. the mighty works of God)), i. e. the glorious perfections of God and his marvellous doings (
גְּדֹלות,
Psalm 70:19 (); Sir. 33:10 (Sir. 36:10); ), Acts 2:11.