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Lexicon :: Strong's G3175 - megistan

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μεγιστάν
Transliteration
megistan (Key)
Pronunciation
meg-is-tan'-es
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

†μεγιστᾶνες megistânes, meg-is-tan'-es; plural from G3176; grandees:—great men, lords.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G3175 in the following manner: great men (2x), lords (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G3175 in the following manner: great men (2x), lords (1x).

  1. the grandees, magnates, nobles, chief men

    1. of a city or a people

    2. of the associates or courtiers of a king

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†μεγιστᾶνες megistânes, meg-is-tan'-es; plural from G3176; grandees:—great men, lords.
STRONGS G3175:
μεγιστάν, μεγιστανος, ὁ (from μέγιστος, as νέαν from νέος, ξυνάν from ξυνός), a later Greek word (see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 196), once in singular Sir. 4:7; commonly in plural οἱ μεγιστᾶνες, the grandees, magnates, nobles, chief men of a city or a people, the associates or courtiers of a king (Vulg.principes): Revelation 6:15; τῆς γῆς, Revelation 18:23; τοῦ Ἡρῴδου, Mark 6:21. (The Sept. for אַדִּירִים, Jeremiah 14:3; Nahum 2:6; Zechariah 11:2; גְּדולִים, Jonah 3:7; Nahum 3:10; רַבְרְבִין, Daniel, Theod. 4:33, etc.; שָׂרִים, Isaiah 34:12; Jeremiah 24:8, etc.; 1 Macc. 9:37; often in Sir. Manetho 4, 41; Josephus, Artemidorus Daldianus, In Latinmegistanes, Tacitus, ann. 15, 27; Suct. Calig. 5.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
34:12
Jeremiah
14:3; 24:8
Jonah
3:7
Nahum
2:6; 3:10
Zechariah
11:2
Mark
6:21
Revelation
6:15; 18:23

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Strong's Number G3175 matches the Greek μεγιστάν (megistan),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:21 - And G2532 when a convenient G2121 day G2250 was come, G1096 that G3753 Herod G2264 on his G846 birthday G1077 made G4160 a supper G1173 to his G846 lords, G3175 G2532 high captains, G5506 and G2532 chief G4413 estates of Galilee; G1056

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:15 - And G2532 the kings G935 of the earth, G1093 and G2532 the great men, G3175 and G2532 the rich men, G4145 and G2532 the chief captains, G5506 and G2532 the mighty men, G1415 and G2532 every G3956 bondman, G1401 and G2532 every G3956 free man, G1658 hid G2928 themselves G1438 in G1519 the dens G4693 and G2532 in G1519 the rocks G4073 of the mountains; G3735

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:23 - And G2532 the light G5457 of a candle G3088 shall shine G5316 no more G3364 at all G2089 in G1722 thee; G4671 and G2532 the voice G5456 of the bridegroom G3566 and G2532 of the bride G3565 shall be heard G191 no more G3364 at all G2089 in G1722 thee: G4671 for G3754 thy G4675 merchants G1713 were G2258 the great men G3175 of the earth; G1093 for G3754 by G1722 thy G4675 sorceries G5331 were G4105 ➔ all G3956 nations G1484 deceived. G4105
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