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This Hebrew verb is often used in the Old Testament to describe the act of making God's name great or exalting Him.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb "megalunó" is used in the New Testament to express the act of making something great or exalting it. It can refer to both literal and metaphorical magnification. In a spiritual context, it often denotes the act of glorifying or praising God, making His name or deeds known and revered among people.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of magnifying or exalting was often associated with honoring deities, leaders, or heroes. In the Jewish tradition, magnifying God was a central aspect of worship and prayer, reflecting a deep reverence for His majesty and power. The use of "megalunó" in the New Testament reflects this cultural backdrop, emphasizing the importance of glorifying God in the life of believers.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/3173.htm">megas</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to make or declare great<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>displayed...great (1), enlarged (1), exalted (1), exalting (1), exalts (1), held...in high esteem (1), high esteem (1), lengthen (1), magnified (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 3170: μεγαλύνω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">μεγαλύνω</span></span>; imperfect <span class="greek2">ἐμεγαλυνον</span>; passive (imperfect 3 person singular <span class="greek2">ἐμεγαλύνετο</span>); 1 aorist infinitive <span class="greek2">μεγαλυνθῆναι</span>; 1 future <span class="greek2">μεγαλυνθήσομαι</span>; (<span class="greek2">μέγας</span>); from (<span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span> and) <span class="abbreviation">Thucydides</span> down; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> mostly for <span class="hebrew">הִגְדִּיל</span>; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">to make great, magnify</span> (<span class="manuref">Vulg.</span><span class="latin">magnifico</span>): <span class="greek2">τινα</span> or <span class="greek2">τί</span>, properly, of dimension, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/23-5.htm">Matthew 23:5</a> (here <span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">enlarge</span>); passive <span class="accented">to increase</span>: of bodily stature, <span class="greek2">ἐμεγαλύνθη</span> <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">παιδάριον</span>, <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/2-21.htm">1 Samuel 2:21</a>; so in a figure, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/10-15.htm">2 Corinthians 10:15</a>, 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, <span class="accented">to make conspicious</span>: <a href="/interlinear/luke/1-58.htm">Luke 1:58</a> (on which see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἔλεος</span></span>, 2 a.). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">to deem or declare great,</span> i. e. <span class="accented">to esteem highly, to extol, laud, celebrate</span>: <a href="/interlinear/luke/1-16.htm">Luke 1:16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/5-13.htm">Acts 5:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/10-46.htm">Acts 10:46</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/19-17.htm">Acts 19:17</a>. (often so in classical Greek also); passive equivalent to <span class="accented">to get glory and praise</span>: <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">τίνι</span>, in a thing, <a href="/interlinear/philippians/1-20.htm">Philippians 1:20</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>enlarge, magnify, exalt<p>From <a href="/greek/3173.htm">megas</a>; to make (or declare) great, i.e. Increase or (figuratively) extol -- enlarge, magnify, shew great. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3173.htm">megas</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>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<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/matthew/23-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 23:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural">V-PIA-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/23.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτῶν καὶ <b>μεγαλύνουσιν</b> τὰ κράσπεδα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> their phylacteries <span class="itali">and lengthen</span> the tassels<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">enlarge</span> the borders<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/23-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of them and <span class="itali">enlarge</span> their tassles<p><b><a href="/text/luke/1-46.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 1:46</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-PIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἶπεν Μαριάμ <b>Μεγαλύνει</b> ἡ ψυχή</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> said: My soul <span class="itali">exalts</span> the Lord,<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> My soul <span class="itali">doth magnify</span> the Lord,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/1-46.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> said Mary <span class="itali">Magnifies</span> the soul<p><b><a href="/text/luke/1-58.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 1:58</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-IIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτῆς ὅτι <b>ἐμεγάλυνεν</b> Κύριος τὸ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that the Lord <span class="itali">had displayed His great</span> mercy<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the Lord <span class="itali">had shewed great</span> mercy<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/1-58.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of her that <span class="itali">was magnifying</span> [the] Lord the<p><b><a href="/text/acts/5-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 5:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-IIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοῖς ἀλλ' <b>ἐμεγάλυνεν</b> αὐτοὺς ὁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the people <span class="itali">held them in high esteem.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> but the people <span class="itali">magnified</span> them.<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/5-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> them but <span class="itali">magnified</span> them the<p><b><a href="/text/acts/10-46.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 10:46</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural">V-PPA-GMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γλώσσαις καὶ <b>μεγαλυνόντων</b> τὸν θεόν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with tongues <span class="itali">and exalting</span> God.<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> tongues, and <span class="itali">magnify</span> God. Then<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/10-46.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> with tongues and <span class="itali">magnifying</span> God<p><b><a href="/text/acts/19-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 19:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular">V-IIM/P-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτούς καὶ <b>ἐμεγαλύνετο</b> τὸ ὄνομα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the Lord Jesus <span class="itali">was being magnified.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the Lord Jesus <span class="itali">was magnified.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/19-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> them and <span class="itali">was magnified</span> the name<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/10-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 10:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive">V-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν ὑμῖν <b>μεγαλυνθῆναι</b> κατὰ τὸν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> our sphere, <span class="itali">enlarged</span> even<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> is increased, <span class="itali">that we shall be enlarged</span> by<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/10-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> among you <span class="itali">to be enlarged</span> according to the<p><b><a href="/text/philippians/1-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Philippians 1:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular">V-FIP-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/philippians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ νῦν <b>μεγαλυνθήσεται</b> Χριστὸς ἐν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/philippians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> as always, <span class="itali">be exalted</span> in my body,<br><a href="/kjvs/philippians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> also Christ <span class="itali">shall be magnified</span> in my<br><a href="/interlinear/philippians/1-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> also now <span class="itali">will be magnified</span> Christ in<p><b><a href="/greek/3170.htm">Strong's Greek 3170</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3170.htm">8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/emegalunen_3170.htm">ἐμεγάλυνεν — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/emegaluneto_3170.htm">ἐμεγαλύνετο — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/megalunei_3170.htm">Μεγαλύνει — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/megalunonto_n_3170.htm">μεγαλυνόντων — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/megalunousin_3170.htm">μεγαλύνουσιν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/megalunthe_nai_3170.htm">μεγαλυνθῆναι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/megalunthe_setai_3170.htm">μεγαλυνθήσεται — 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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