Matthew 20:26:12Matt.20.26.W12TAB
μέγας
megas
“great”
- Transliteration
- ME-gas
- Extended
- MEH-gahs
- IPA
- /ˈme.gas/
Meaning by language
- English
- great
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-gas
- clause
al HOS AN THE-lê en hy-MIN ME-gas ye-NES-thai ES-tai hy-MÔN di-A-ko-nos
- sentence
ookh HOO-tôs ES-tai en hy-MIN al HOS AN THE-lê en hy-MIN ME-gas ye-NES-thai ES-tai hy-MÔN di-A-ko-nos
Exegesis
The relative clause hos an thele en hymin megas genesthai {ὃς ἂν θέλῃ ἐν ὑμῖν μέγας γενέσθαι | hos an thélē en hymîn mégas genésthai} is generic: hos with the modal particle an plus the subjunctive thele expresses an open-ended condition, ‘whoever might desire.’ The infinitive genesthai depends on thele, forming the content of the desire, ‘to become great.’ The positioning of megas before genesthai highlights the quality sought (greatness) before the process of becoming.
Root and etymology
megasmu–epsilon–gamma–alpha–sigma
“large, great, important”
In context — Matthew 20:26
It will not be this way among you, but whoever desires to become great among you, he shall be your servant .
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:26:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 20:26, so the Greek word μέγας (megas) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Matt.20.26.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.26.W12.S1) and character.