3170. megalunó
Strong's Concordance
megalunó: to make or declare great
Original Word: μεγαλύνω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: megalunó
Phonetic Spelling: (meg-al-oo'-no)
Definition: to make or declare great
Usage: (a) I enlarge, lengthen, (b) I increase, magnify, extol.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from megas
Definition
to make or declare great
NASB Translation
displayed...great (1), enlarged (1), exalted (1), exalting (1), exalts (1), held...in high esteem (1), high esteem (1), lengthen (1), magnified (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3170: μεγαλύνω

μεγαλύνω; imperfect ἐμεγαλυνον; passive (imperfect 3 person singular ἐμεγαλύνετο); 1 aorist infinitive μεγαλυνθῆναι; 1 future μεγαλυνθήσομαι; (μέγας); from (Aeschylus and) Thucydides down; the Sept. mostly for הִגְדִּיל;

1. to make great, magnify (Vulg.magnifico): τινα or τί, properly, of dimension, Matthew 23:5 (here A. V. enlarge); passive to increase: of bodily stature, ἐμεγαλύνθη τό παιδάριον, 1 Samuel 2:21; so in a figure, 2 Corinthians 10:15, of Paul, that his apostolic efficiency among the Corinthians may increase more and more and have more abundant results (others refer this to 2; see Meyer (edited by Heinrici) in the place cited). metaphorically, to make conspicious: Luke 1:58 (on which see ἔλεος, 2 a.).

2. to deem or declare great, i. e. to esteem highly, to extol, laud, celebrate: Luke 1:16; Acts 5:13; Acts 10:46; Acts 19:17. (often so in classical Greek also); passive equivalent to to get glory and praise: ἐν τίνι, in a thing, Philippians 1:20.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
enlarge, magnify, exalt

From megas; to make (or declare) great, i.e. Increase or (figuratively) extol -- enlarge, magnify, shew great.

see GREEK megas

Forms and Transliterations
εμεγάλυνα εμεγάλυνας εμεγάλυνε εμεγαλυνεν εμεγάλυνεν ἐμεγάλυνεν εμεγαλυνετο εμεγαλύνετο ἐμεγαλύνετο εμεγαλύνθη εμεγαλύνθην εμεγαλύνθης εμεγαλύνθησαν εμεγαλύνοντο μεγαλύναι μεγαλύνατε Μεγαλυνει Μεγαλύνει μεγαλύνεσθε μεγαλύνη μεγαλύνηται μεγαλυνθείη μεγαλυνθέν μεγαλυνθηναι μεγαλυνθήναι μεγαλυνθῆναι μεγαλυνθησεται μεγαλυνθήσεται μεγαλυνθήσομαι μεγαλυνθησόμεθα μεγαλυνθήτω μεγαλυνόμενος μεγαλύνονται μεγαλυνοντων μεγαλυνόντων μεγαλυνούμεν μεγαλυνουσι μεγαλύνουσι μεγαλύνουσιν μεγαλυνώ μεγαλύνων μεγαλώματος μεμεγάλυνται emegalunen emegaluneto emegalynen emegálynen emegalyneto emegalýneto Megalunei megalunonton megalunontōn megalunousin megalunthenai megalunthēnai megalunthesetai megalunthēsetai Megalynei Megalýnei megalynonton megalynontōn megalynónton megalynóntōn megalynousin megalýnousin megalynthenai megalynthênai megalynthēnai megalynthē̂nai megalynthesetai megalynthēsetai megalynthḗsetai
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Matthew 23:5 V-PIA-3P
GRK: αὐτῶν καὶ μεγαλύνουσιν τὰ κράσπεδα
NAS: their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels
KJV: and enlarge the borders
INT: of them and enlarge their tassles

Luke 1:46 V-PIA-3S
GRK: εἶπεν Μαριάμ Μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή
NAS: said: My soul exalts the Lord,
KJV: My soul doth magnify the Lord,
INT: said Mary Magnifies the soul

Luke 1:58 V-IIA-3S
GRK: αὐτῆς ὅτι ἐμεγάλυνεν Κύριος τὸ
NAS: that the Lord had displayed His great mercy
KJV: the Lord had shewed great mercy
INT: of her that was magnifying [the] Lord the

Acts 5:13 V-IIA-3S
GRK: αὐτοῖς ἀλλ' ἐμεγάλυνεν αὐτοὺς ὁ
NAS: the people held them in high esteem.
KJV: but the people magnified them.
INT: them but magnified them the

Acts 10:46 V-PPA-GMP
GRK: γλώσσαις καὶ μεγαλυνόντων τὸν θεόν
NAS: with tongues and exalting God.
KJV: tongues, and magnify God. Then
INT: with tongues and magnifying God

Acts 19:17 V-IIM/P-3S
GRK: αὐτούς καὶ ἐμεγαλύνετο τὸ ὄνομα
NAS: of the Lord Jesus was being magnified.
KJV: of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
INT: them and was magnified the name

2 Corinthians 10:15 V-ANP
GRK: ἐν ὑμῖν μεγαλυνθῆναι κατὰ τὸν
NAS: our sphere, enlarged even
KJV: is increased, that we shall be enlarged by
INT: among you to be enlarged according to the

Philippians 1:20 V-FIP-3S
GRK: καὶ νῦν μεγαλυνθήσεται Χριστὸς ἐν
NAS: as always, be exalted in my body,
KJV: also Christ shall be magnified in my
INT: also now will be magnified Christ in

Strong's Greek 3170
8 Occurrences


ἐμεγάλυνεν — 2 Occ.
ἐμεγαλύνετο — 1 Occ.
Μεγαλύνει — 1 Occ.
μεγαλυνόντων — 1 Occ.
μεγαλύνουσιν — 1 Occ.
μεγαλυνθῆναι — 1 Occ.
μεγαλυνθήσεται — 1 Occ.

















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