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μεγᾰλεῖ-ος

megaleios

magnificent, splendid

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Where it lives

Siracides 8 · 4.33/10k
Constitution of the Lacedaemonians 2 · 4.11/10k
Odae 1 · 2.46/10k
Machabaeourum III 1 · 1.99/10k
Tobias (cod. Vat. et Alex.) 1 · 1.9/10k
Machabaeorum II 2 · 1.73/10k
Agesilaus 1 · 1.36/10k
Hippias Major 1 · 1.18/10k
Memorabilia 3 · 0.84/10k
Acts 1 · 0.56/10k
Economics 1 · 0.56/10k
Deuteronomium 1 · 0.45/10k

Densest 12 of 16 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

μεγᾰλεῖ-ος · megalei-os — LSJ

magnificent, splendid, mighty works, greatly, magnificently

magnificent, splendid, ῥήματα X. Mem. 2.1.34 (Comp.); κτῆμα ib. 4.5.2; μ. τι διαπεπραγμένος Men. Per.Fr. 1, cf. Phld. Rh. 2.6 S.; πίστιν -οτάταν prob. in Paean ap. Plu. Flam. 16 (Coll.Alex. p.173 P.); τὸ μ. τῶν πράξεων, τῆς ἀθανασίας, Plb. 8.1.1, SIG 798.4 (i A.D.), cf. Vett.Val. 70.1; τὰ μ. mighty works, LXX De. 11.2, al., Act.Ap. 2.11. Adv. -ως greatly, ὠφελῶν τὴν πόλιν X. Ages. 11.16, Plb. 3.87.5; magnificently, μ. εἴρηκας Pl. Hp.Ma. 291e; ὀψωνεῖν Antiph. 192; θεοὺς μ. τιμᾶν X. Oec. 11.9: Com

2 stately, haughty

of persons, stately, haughty, Id. Mem. 4.1.4.

3 Highness

τὸ μ. τινός, as a title, Highness, POxy. 1204.10 (iii A.D.), etc.

4 elevated

of style, elevated, Demetr. Eloc. 14, al. Adv. Sup. -ότατα, ἑρμηνεῦσαι Philostr. VS 1.21.1.

In the wild

μεγαλεῖον · megaleion Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 5.5.1 (DIORISIS sentence 549)
μεγαλεῖα · megaleia New Testament, Acts 2.9 (DIORISIS sentence 26)
μεγαλείως · megaleiōs Plato, Hippias Major 291
μεγαλειότερον · megaleioteron Plato, Theaetetus 168
μεγαλεῖα · megaleia Septuaginta, Deuteronomium 11
μεγαλεῖον · megaleion Septuaginta, Machabaeorum II 3

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