μέγας
μέγαςμεγάλη μέγαadj masc.voc.alsoA., dub.acc.gen.dat.pl.nom.du.masc.nom.acc.compar.dial.superl. great in sizeof persons, parts of the bodylarge, bigwell-built
Hom.of personstall
Hom.of a warriortall and mightygreat
Hom. of personsfull-grown, adult
Od. of animalslarge, big, greatfull-grown
Hom.of natural expanses or features of the landscape, such as sky, sea, a tract of water or land, a mountainlarge, great, extensive, vast
Hom. of man-made thingslarge, big, great, extensive, vast
Hom.w.connot. of lavishness or impressivenessgreat, grand
Hom. great in strengthof natural elements or phenomena, such as wind, storm, fire, watergreat, strong, powerfulviolent
Hom.of sounds, voicesgreat, mighty, loud
Hom. of deities and divine agencies, their willgreat, powerful, mighty
Hom.of an oath, under divine sanctionHom.great in power, achievement or fameof personsgreat, mighty, powerful
Hom.esp. of Persian, Hellenistic or Macedonian rulersgreat
A.of a people, family, city, state, or sim.A. w.art., of a person, opp. a less important namesakethe great
Il.of the PanathenaiaTh.perh., of a personthe elder
Plb. great in skill or attainmentof personsgreat, distinguished
Hom. great in degreeof personal qualities or attributes, states of mind, sufferings, or sim.greatintense
Hom. great in importance, consequence or difficultyof things, circumstances, events, actions, tasksgreat, important, mightyweighty
Hom. pejor., of words, plans or deeds, w.connot. of infamy or boastfulnessviolent, outrageous, audacious
Hom.great in numberof herds, flocks, a race, an armylarge, great, huge
Hom.great in price or valueof thingsgreat, costly
Hom.of a favour or kindness, a friend or allygreat, valuable
Thgn. Trag.of gratitude or thanksgreat, sincere
Hdt. Th. μέγαμεγάλαneut.sg.pl.adv to a great degree or extentgreatly
Hom. powerfully, strongly
Hom. strengthening an adj. or adv.very
Hom.strengthening a compar. or superl.by far
Hom. loudly
Hom. μεγάλωςadv greatlymightilyin extent, degree, power, or sim.
Hom. Hes. A. Hdt. E. Ar. μεγαλωστίadvstrengthening [μέγας]mightily
ref. to a mighty person having fallenHom.without [μέγας]AR.to a great degree or on a large scalegreatlygrandly
Sapph. Hdt. Pl. AR. Plb. μεῖζονdial.μέζον
neut.compar.adv more greatlymightilyin extent, degree, power, or sim.
Thgn. Trag. μειζόνωςIon.μεζόνως
compar.adv more greatlymightily
Hdt. E. Th. Isoc. μέγιστονμέγισταneut.sg.pl.superl.adv most greatlymightily
Hdt. S. E. Th.
ShortDef
big, great
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Ar.<NBPlus/></Au></advS1> </Adv> <Adv><vHG><HL>μεγαλωστί</HL><PS>adv</PS></vHG><advS1><Indic>strengthening <Ref>μέγας</Ref></Indic><Tr>mightily</Tr><ModVb>ref. to a mighty person having fallen<Au>Hom.</Au></ModVb><advS2><Indic>without <Ref>μέγας</Ref></Indic><Au>AR.</Au></advS2></advS1><advS1><Def>to a great degree or on a large scale</Def><Tr>greatly<or/>grandly</Tr><Au>Sapph. Hdt. Pl. AR. Plb.</Au></advS1> </Adv> <Adv><vHG><HL>μεῖζον</HL><DL><Lbl>dial.</Lbl><FmHL>μέζον</FmHL></DL><PS>neut.compar.adv</PS></vHG> <advS1><Tr>more greatly<or/>mightily<Expl>in extent, degree, power, or sim.</Expl></Tr><Au>Thgn. Trag.<NBPlus/></Au></advS1> </Adv> <Adv><vHG><HL>μειζόνως</HL><DL><Lbl>Ion.</Lbl><FmHL>μεζόνως</FmHL></DL><PS>compar.adv</PS></vHG> <advS1><Tr>more greatly<or/>mightily</Tr><Au>Hdt. E. Th. Isoc.<NBPlus/></Au></advS1> </Adv> <Adv><vHG><HL>μέγιστον</HL><VL><FmHL>μέγιστα</FmHL></VL><PS>neut.sg.pl.superl.adv</PS></vHG> <advS1><Tr>most greatly<or/>mightily</Tr><Au>Hdt. S. E. 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