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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3168. μεγαλειότης (megaleiotés) -- Majesty, greatness, magnificence</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3168.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/27-11.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3168.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3168</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3167.htm" title="3167">◄</a> 3168. megaleiotés <a href="../greek/3169.htm" title="3169">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">megaleiotés: Majesty, greatness, magnificence</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">μεγαλειότης</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>megaleiotés<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>meg-al-i-OT-ace<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(meg-al-i-ot'-ace)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Majesty, greatness, magnificence<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>(divine) majesty or magnificence, glory.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek word μέγας (megas), meaning "great" or "large."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>H1420 גָּדוֹל (gadol):</b> Often translated as "great" or "mighty," used to describe God's greatness.<p> - <b>H1935 הוֹד (hod):</b> Translated as "majesty" or "splendor," frequently used in the context of God's majestic presence.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "megaleiotés" refers to the concept of majesty or greatness, often used to describe the splendor and grandeur of God. It conveys a sense of awe-inspiring magnificence and is typically associated with divine attributes or actions that reflect God's supreme power and glory.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of majesty was often linked to the divine and the imperial. Rulers and deities were frequently described using terms that highlighted their grandeur and authority. In the context of the New Testament, "megaleiotés" is used to emphasize the unparalleled majesty of God, contrasting human limitations with divine omnipotence and glory.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/3167.htm">megaleios</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>splendor, magnificence<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>greatness (1), magnificence (1), majesty (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3168: μεγαλειότης</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">μεγαλειότης</span></span>, <span class="greek2">μεγαλειότητος</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (from the preceding word), <span class="accented">greatness, magnificence</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Athen.</span> 4, 6, p. 130 at the end; for <span class="hebrew">תִּפְאֶרֶת</span>, <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/40-9.htm">Jeremiah 40:9</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Jer. 33:9>)); <span class="accented">the majesty</span> of God, <a href="/interlinear/luke/9-43.htm">Luke 9:43</a>; <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">Ἀρτέμιδος</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/19-27.htm">Acts 19:27</a>; of the visible splendor of the divine majesty as it appeared in the transfiguration of Christ, <a href="/interlinear/2_peter/1-16.htm">2 Peter 1:16</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>magnificence, majesty, mighty power. <p>From <a href="/greek/3167.htm">megaleios</a>; superbness, i.e. Glory or splendor -- magnificence, majesty, mighty power. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3167.htm">megaleios</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>μεγαλειότητα μεγαλειοτητι μεγαλειότητι μεγαλειοτητος μεγαλειότητος μεγαλοπρεπεία μεγαλοπρέπεια μεγαλοπρέπειά μεγαλοπρέπειαν μεγαλοπρέπειάν μεγαλοπρεπείας megaleioteti megaleiotēti megaleióteti megaleiótēti megaleiotetos megaleiotētos megaleiótetos megaleiótētos<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/9-43.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 9:43</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τῇ <b>μεγαλειότητι</b> τοῦ θεοῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> amazed <span class="itali">at the greatness</span> of God.<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> amazed at <span class="itali">the mighty power</span> of God. But<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/9-43.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> at the <span class="itali">majesty</span> of God<p><b><a href="/text/acts/19-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 19:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καθαιρεῖσθαι τῆς <b>μεγαλειότητος</b> αὐτῆς ἣν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> be dethroned <span class="itali">from her magnificence.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> her <span class="itali">magnificence</span> should<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/19-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to be destroyed the <span class="itali">majesty</span> of her whom<p><b><a href="/text/2_peter/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Peter 1:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τῆς ἐκείνου <b>μεγαλειότητος</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_peter/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> but we were eyewitnesses <span class="itali">of His majesty.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/2_peter/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> eyewitnesses of his <span class="itali">majesty.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of his <span class="itali">majesty</span><p><b><a href="/greek/3168.htm">Strong's Greek 3168</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3168.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/megaleiote_ti_3168.htm">μεγαλειότητι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/megaleiote_tos_3168.htm">μεγαλειότητος — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3167.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3167"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3167" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3169.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3169"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3169" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>