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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: 3175. μεγιστᾶνες (megistan) -- Noble, Magnate, Chief</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3175.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/mark/9-20.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/3175.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> > 3175</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/3174.htm" title="3174">◄</a> 3175. megistan <a href="../greek/3176.htm" title="3176">►</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">megistan: Noble, Magnate, Chief</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">μεγιστάν</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>megistan<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>meg-is-TAN<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(meg-is-tan'-es)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Noble, Magnate, Chief<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a great one, a lord; a courtier, satrap, nobleman.<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>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with similar concepts of nobility or leadership is רַב (rab, Strong's Hebrew 7227), which means "chief" or "great one."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "megistan" refers to a person of high rank or nobility, often used to describe someone who holds a position of authority or influence. In the context of the New Testament, it is used to denote individuals who are leaders or rulers, often within a royal or governmental setting.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, society was structured with a clear hierarchy, and those referred to as "megistan" were typically part of the upper echelons of this hierarchy. They were often involved in governance, military leadership, or held significant sway in political and social matters. The term reflects the societal norms of the time, where power and influence were concentrated among a few elite individuals.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/3176.htm">megistos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>the chief men<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>great men (2), lords (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 3175: μεγιστάν</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">μεγιστάν</span></span>, <span class="greek2">μεγιστανος</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (from <span class="greek2">μέγιστος</span>, as <span class="greek2">νέαν</span> from <span class="greek2">νέος</span>, <span class="greek2">ξυνάν</span> from <span class="greek2">ξυνός</span>), a later Greek word (see <span class="abbreviation">Lob. ad Phryn.</span>, p. 196), once in singular Sir. 4:7; commonly in plural <span class="greek2">οἱ</span> <span class="greek2">μεγιστᾶνες</span>, <span class="accented">the grandees, magnates, nobles, chief men</span> of a city or a people, the associates or courtiers of a king (<span class="manuref">Vulg.</span><span class="latin">principes</span>): <a href="/interlinear/revelation/6-15.htm">Revelation 6:15</a>; <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">γῆς</span>, <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Revelation 18:23>; <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">Ἡρῴδου</span>, <a href="/interlinear/mark/6-21.htm">Mark 6:21</a>. (The <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">אַדִּירִים</span>, <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/14-3.htm">Jeremiah 14:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/nahum/2-6.htm">Nahum 2:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/11-2.htm">Zechariah 11:2</a>; <span class="hebrew">גְּדולִים</span>, <a href="/interlinear/jonah/3-7.htm">Jonah 3:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/nahum/3-10.htm">Nahum 3:10</a>; <span class="hebrew">רַבְרְבִין</span>, Daniel, <span class="manuref">Theod.</span> 4:33, etc.; <span class="hebrew">שָׂרִים</span>, <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/34-12.htm">Isaiah 34:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/24-8.htm">Jeremiah 24:8</a>, etc.; 1 Macc. 9:37; often in Sir. <span class="abbreviation">Manetho</span> 4, 41; <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Artemidorus</span> Daldianus, In Latin<span class="latin">megistanes</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Tacitus</span>, ann. 15, 27; Suct. Calig. 5.)<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>great men, lords. <p>Plural from <a href="/greek/3176.htm">megistos</a>; grandees -- great men, lords. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3176.htm">megistos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>μεγιστάνας μεγιστανες μεγιστάνες μεγιστᾶνες μεγιστάνων μεγιστασιν μεγιστάσιν μεγιστᾶσιν megistanes megistânes megistasin megistâsin<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/mark/6-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 6:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Plural">N-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐποίησεν τοῖς <b>μεγιστᾶσιν</b> αὐτοῦ καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a banquet <span class="itali">for his lords</span> and military commanders<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a supper to his <span class="itali">lords,</span> high captains,<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/6-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> made the <span class="itali">to great men</span> his and<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/6-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 6:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural">N-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ οἱ <b>μεγιστᾶνες</b> καὶ οἱ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the earth <span class="itali">and the great men</span> and the commanders<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">the great men,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/6-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">great ones</span> and the<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/18-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 18:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural">N-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/18.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἦσαν οἱ <b>μεγιστᾶνες</b> τῆς γῆς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for your merchants <span class="itali">were the great men</span> of the earth,<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> were <span class="itali">the great men</span> of the earth;<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/18-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> were the <span class="itali">great ones</span> of the earth<p><b><a href="/greek/3175.htm">Strong's Greek 3175</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3175.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/megistanes_3175.htm">μεγιστᾶνες — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/megistasin_3175.htm">μεγιστᾶσιν — 1 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'; 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