ΜΕΓΑΛΟΦΡΟΝΩΣ, μεγαλοφρονως
MEGALOPHRONŌS, megalophronōs
Sounds Like: meh-gah-loh-FROH-nohss
Translations: magnanimously, nobly, proudly, haughtily, with a great spirit
From the root: ΜΕΓΑΛΟΦΡΩΝ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word describes an action performed with a great spirit, either in a positive sense (magnanimously, nobly) or a negative sense (proudly, haughtily). It indicates a manner of acting that reflects a 'great soul' or 'great mind,' which can be interpreted as either generosity and high-mindedness or arrogance and presumption, depending on the context.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G3173 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 21:8
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.
- ΜΕΓΑΛΟΦΡΩ — high-minded, magnanimous, proud, arrogant, boastful, great-souled
- ΜΕΓΑΛΟΦΡΩΝ — magnanimous, high-minded, noble, great-souled, proud, arrogant
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