King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3169
Transliteration: megaloprepēs
Phonetic Spelling: (meg-al-op-rep-ace')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: befitting a great one
Meaning: befitting a great one
μεγαλοπρεπής, μεγαλοπρεπες, genitive μεγαλοπρεποῦς, (μέγας, and πρέπει it is becoming (see πρέπω)), befitting a great man, magnificent, splendid; full of majesty, majestic: 2 Peter 1:17. (2 Macc. 8:15 2Macc. 15:13; 3Macc. 2:9; Herodotus, Xenophon, Plato, others.)
Word Summary
megaloprepēs: befitting a great one
Original Word: μεγαλοπρεπήςTransliteration: megaloprepēs
Phonetic Spelling: (meg-al-op-rep-ace')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: befitting a great one
Meaning: befitting a great one
Strong's Concordance
excellent. From megas and prepo; befitting greatness or magnificence (majestic) -- excellent.
see GREEK megas
see GREEK prepo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3169: μεγαλοπρεπήςμεγαλοπρεπής, μεγαλοπρεπες, genitive μεγαλοπρεποῦς, (μέγας, and πρέπει it is becoming (see πρέπω)), befitting a great man, magnificent, splendid; full of majesty, majestic: 2 Peter 1:17. (2 Macc. 8:15 2Macc. 15:13; 3Macc. 2:9; Herodotus, Xenophon, Plato, others.)