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Lexicon :: Strong's G3187 - meizōn

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μείζων
Transliteration
meizōn (Key)
Pronunciation
mide'-zone
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Part of Speech
comparative
Root Word (Etymology)
Irregular comparative of μέγας (G3173)
mGNT
0x in 0 unique form(s) TR
29x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

μείζων meízōn, mide'-zone; irregular comparative of G3173; larger (literally or figuratively, specially, in age):—elder, greater(-est), more.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 45x

The KJV translates Strong's G3187 in the following manner: greater (34x), greatest (9x), elder (1x), more (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 45x
The KJV translates Strong's G3187 in the following manner: greater (34x), greatest (9x), elder (1x), more (1x).

  1. greater, larger, elder, stronger

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μείζων meízōn, mide'-zone; irregular comparative of G3173; larger (literally or figuratively, specially, in age):—elder, greater(-est), more.
STRONGS G3187:
μείζων, see μέγας, at the beginning
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3187 matches the Greek μείζων (meizōn),
which occurs 29 times in 26 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:11 - “I tell you the truth, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he is!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:6 - I tell you, there is one here who is even greater than the Temple!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:1 - About that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:4 - So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:11 - The greatest among you must be a servant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:17 - Blind fools! Which is more important—the gold or the Temple that makes the gold sacred?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:32 - but it becomes the largest of all garden plants; it grows long branches, and birds can make nests in its shade.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:34 - But they didn’t answer, because they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:31 - The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[fn] No other commandment is greater than these.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:28 - I tell you, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of God is greater than he is!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:46 - Then his disciples began arguing about which of them was the greatest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:24 - Then they began to argue among themselves about who would be the greatest among them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:26 - But among you it will be different. Those who are the greatest among you should take the lowest rank, and the leader should be like a servant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:27 - Who is more important, the one who sits at the table or the one who serves? The one who sits at the table, of course. But not here! For I am among you as one who serves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:12 - And besides, do you think you’re greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us this well? How can you offer better water than he and his sons and his animals enjoyed?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:53

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:53 - Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:29 - for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else.[fn] No one can snatch them from the Father’s hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:16 - I tell you the truth, slaves are not greater than their master. Nor is the messenger more important than the one who sends the message.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:28 - Remember what I told you: I am going away, but I will come back to you again. If you really loved me, you would be happy that I am going to the Father, who is greater than I am.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:20 - Do you remember what I told you? ‘A slave is not greater than the master.’ Since they persecuted me, naturally they will persecute you. And if they had listened to me, they would listen to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:12 - he calls people, but not according to their good or bad works.) She was told, “Your older son will serve your younger son.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 13:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:13 - Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:5 - I wish you could all speak in tongues, but even more I wish you could all prophesy. For prophecy is greater than speaking in tongues, unless someone interprets what you are saying so that the whole church will be strengthened.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:20 - Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:4 - But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 5:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:9 - Since we believe human testimony, surely we can believe the greater testimony that comes from God. And God has testified about his Son.
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