Strong's Greek Concordance

G3175: μεγιστᾶνες

megistânes · “great man”

Definition

grandees

KJV translates it as: great men, lords

Word origin: plural from G3176 (μέγιστος);

Extended definition

μεγιστάν, -ᾶνος, ὁ
(μέγιστος) [in LXX chiefly for שַׂר, Jer.24:8, al.; רַבְרְבָן, Dan LXX TH Dan.5:23, al.; frequently in Sir (sing., Sir.4:7) ;]
usually pl., οἱ μ., the chief men, nobles (Manetho, FlJ, al.): Mrk.6:21, Rev.6:15 18:23.†
(AS)

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How G3175 is translated

  • great ones ×2
  • great men ×1

Bible verses with G3175 (megistânes)

Megistânes appears in 3 verses.

  • Mark 6:21

    And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;

  • Revelation 6:15

    And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

  • Revelation 18:23

    And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.