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Sep 21, 2024 · mega-Used with taxon names to form other taxon names, usually for a morphologically similar taxon differing only in size
The frequency with which μέγας is employed as a predicate of heathen gods and goddesses, e.g. P Strass II.81.14 (B.C. 115) Ἴσιδος μεγάλης μητρὸς θεῶν, P Oxy VI. 886.2 (a magical formula–iii/A.D.) μεγάλη Ἶσις ἡ κυρία (cf. Acts 19:28 μεγάλη ἡ Ἄρτεμις Ἐφεσίων), makes it the more noticeable that only once in the NT is the same epithet applied to the true God (Titus 2:13) : see Thieme p. 36 f.
A word that uses "o" and "mega" combined is transliterated in the KJV Bible for the Greek alphabet: ω; i.e., "omega" (Revelation 1:8). Meaning of "omega": it is the last letter in the Greek alphabet.
superl. of megas Definition greatest NASB Translation magnificent (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon. STRONGS NT 3176: μέγιστος ...
G3173 - μέγας mégas, meg'-as; (including the prolonged forms, feminine μεγάλη megálē, plural μεγάλοι megáloi, etc.; compare also , ); big ...
The Collected Poems of Odysseus Elytis @books.google; είναι μέγας νομικός ― eínai mégas nomikós ― he is a great legal mind Synonym: τρανός (tranós) (ironically)
Mega is a unit prefix in metric systems of units denoting a factor of one million (10 6 or 1 000 000). It has the unit symbol M. It was confirmed for use in the International System of Units (SI) in 1960. Mega comes from Ancient Greek: μέγας, romanized: mégas, lit. 'great'. [1]
