Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

μέγας

First/Second declension Adjective; 불규칙 Transliteration:

Principal Part: μέγας μεγάλη μέγα

Structure: μεγαλ (Stem) + ου (Ending)

Sense

  1. big, large
  2. great, mighty
  3. marvelous, awesome

Examples

  • θάλλει δ’ οὐρανίασ ὑπ’ ἄχνασ ὁ καλλίβοτρυσ κατ’ ἦμαρ ἀεὶ νάρκισσοσ, μεγάλαιν θεαῖν ἀρχαῖον στεφάνωμ’, ὅ τε χρυσαυγὴσ κρόκοσ· (Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus, choral, antistrophe 11)

Synonyms

  1. big

  2. great

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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