ΜΕΓΑΛΟΦΡΩ, μεγαλοφρω
MEGALOPHRŌ, megalophrō
Sounds Like: meh-gah-LOH-frohn
Translations: high-minded, magnanimous, proud, arrogant, boastful, great-souled
From the root: ΜΕΓΑΛΟΦΡΩΝ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is a compound adjective formed from 'ΜΕΓΑΛΟΣ' (megalos), meaning 'great' or 'large,' and 'ΦΡΗΝ' (phren), meaning 'mind,' 'spirit,' or 'heart.' It describes someone with a 'great mind' or 'great spirit.' Depending on context, it can have both positive and negative connotations. Positively, it refers to someone who is magnanimous, noble, or high-minded. Negatively, it can describe someone who is proud, arrogant, boastful, or conceited. Its meaning shifts based on the surrounding text.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G3173 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΓΑΛΟΦΡΩΝ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΜΕΓΑΛΟΦΡΟΝΩΣ — magnanimously, nobly, proudly, haughtily, with a great spirit
- ΜΕΓΑΛΟΦΡΩΝ — magnanimous, high-minded, noble, great-souled, proud, arrogant
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