ΜΕΓΙΣΤΗΝἘΚΑΛΕΣΑΝ, μεγιστηνἐκαλεσαν
MEGISTĒNEKALESAN, megistēnekalesan
Sounds Like: MEH-giss-TEN eh-KAH-leh-san
Translations: greatest, largest, most important, they called, they named
From the root: ΜΕΓΑΣ, ΚΑΛΕΩ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Verb
Explanation: This is a compound phrase formed by two words: 'ΜΕΓΙΣΤΗΝ' (MEGISTĒN) and 'ἘΚΑΛΕΣΑΝ' (EKALESAN). 'ΜΕΓΙΣΤΗΝ' is the feminine singular accusative form of the superlative adjective 'μέγας' (megas), meaning 'greatest' or 'largest'. It describes a feminine noun in the accusative case. 'ἘΚΑΛΕΣΑΝ' is the third person plural aorist active indicative form of the verb 'καλέω' (kaleō), meaning 'they called' or 'they named'. Together, the phrase means 'they called the greatest' or 'they named the largest'.
Inflection: ΜΕΓΙΣΤΗΝ: Singular, Accusative, Feminine, Superlative; ἘΚΑΛΕΣΑΝ: Third Person, Plural, Aorist, Active, Indicative
Strong’s numbers: G3173 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2564 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 7:9
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