ΜΕΓΑΛΟΨΥΧΟΣ, μεγαλοψυχος
MEGALOPSYCHOS, megalopsychos
Sounds Like: meh-gah-LOP-soo-khos
Translations: magnanimous, great-souled, noble-minded, high-minded, generous, a magnanimous person
From the root: ΜΕΓΑΛΟΨΥΧΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective formed from 'μέγας' (megas), meaning 'great', and 'ψυχή' (psychē), meaning 'soul' or 'spirit'. It describes someone who possesses a great or noble spirit, indicating generosity, courage, and a broadness of mind. It is used to characterize individuals who are not petty or mean-spirited, but rather are high-minded and benevolent in their actions and thoughts.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G3173 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- To the Newly Baptized — 1:2
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΓΑΛΟΨΥΧΟΣ.
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.
- ΜΕΓΑΛΟΨΥΧΟΙ — magnanimous, high-minded, generous, noble-spirited
- ΜΕΓΑΛΟΨΥΧΟΝ — magnanimous, high-minded, noble-spirited, generous, a magnanimous one, a high-minded one
- ΜΕΓΑΛΟΨΥΧΟΥ — of a magnanimous person, of a noble-minded person, of a great-souled person, of a generous person
- ΜΕΓΑΛΟΨΥΧΩΣ — magnanimously, generously, nobly, with a great soul, with a great spirit
- ΤΟΜΕΓΑΛΟΨΥΧΟΝ — magnanimity, a magnanimity, greatness of soul, high-mindedness, generosity
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