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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: 3187. μείζων (meizón) -- Greater, larger, more</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3187.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/2_john/1-1.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/3187.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> > 3187</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/3186.htm" title="3186">◄</a> 3187. meizón <a href="../greek/3188.htm" title="3188">►</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">meizón: Greater, larger, more</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">μείζων</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>meizón<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>may-ZONE<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(mide'-zone)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Greater, larger, more<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>greater, greatest.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Comparative form of μέγας (mégas), meaning "great" or "large."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is גָּדוֹל (gadol), meaning "great" or "large."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek word "meizón" is used in the New Testament to denote something that is greater in size, importance, or degree. It is often used in a comparative sense to highlight the superiority or preeminence of one thing over another. This term is frequently employed in theological contexts to emphasize the greatness of God, His kingdom, or His commandments.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, comparisons were a common rhetorical device used to convey the superiority of one entity over another. The use of "meizón" in the New Testament reflects this cultural practice, often to underscore the supremacy of spiritual truths over earthly matters. The concept of greatness was also significant in Jewish thought, where the greatness of God and His works were central themes.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>3187</b> <i>meízōn</i> (the <i>comparative</i> of <a href="/greek/3173.htm">3173</a> <i>/mégas</i>) – great<i>er</i>. The exact sense of <a href="/greek/3187.htm">3187</a> <i>/meízōn</i> ("great<i>er</i>") is only defined by the <i>context</i>, i.e. whether it means larg<i>er</i>, old<i>er</i>, etc.</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>cptv. of <a href="/greek/3173.htm">megas</a>, q.v.<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 3187: μείζων</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">μείζων</span></span>, see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">μέγας</span></span>, at the beginning <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>elder, greater, more. <p>Irregular comparative of <a href="/greek/3173.htm">megas</a>; larger (literally or figuratively, specially, in age) -- elder, greater(-est), more. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3173.htm">megas</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>μέλαθρα μέλαθρον μεμελαθρωμέναι<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><a href="/greek/methistanai_3179.htm">μεθιστάναι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/methodeian_3180.htm">μεθοδείαν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/methodeias_3180.htm">μεθοδείας — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/emethusthe_san_3182.htm">ἐμεθύσθησαν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/methuskesthai_3182.htm">μεθύσκεσθαι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/methuskesthe_3182.htm">μεθύσκεσθε — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/methuskomenoi_3182.htm">μεθυσκόμενοι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/methusoi_3183.htm">μέθυσοι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/methusos_3183.htm">μέθυσος — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/methuei_3184.htm">μεθύει — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/methuousan_3184.htm">μεθύουσαν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/methuousin_3184.htm">μεθύουσιν — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/methustho_sin_3184.htm">μεθυσθῶσιν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/melani_3188.htm">μέλανι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/melanos_3188.htm">μέλανος — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/melainan_3189.htm">μέλαιναν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/melas_3189.htm">μέλας — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/melea_3190.htm">Μελεά — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/emelete_san_3191.htm">ἐμελέτησαν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/meleta_3191.htm">μελέτα — 1 Occ.</a><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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