ΜΕΓΑΛΟΨΥΧΙΑΣ, μεγαλοψυχιας
MEGALOPSYCHIAS, megalopsychias
Sounds Like: meh-gah-loh-psy-KHEE-as
Translations: (of) magnanimity, (of) greatness of soul, (of) generosity, (of) high-mindedness
From the root: ΜΕΓΑΛΟΨΥΧΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the quality of having a great soul or spirit, encompassing virtues like generosity, courage, and nobility of mind. It is a compound word formed from ΜΕΓΑΣ (megas), meaning 'great', and ΨΥΧΗ (psyche), meaning 'soul' or 'spirit'. It describes a person who is not petty or narrow-minded, but rather possesses a noble and expansive character.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3174 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:19
Josephus' Against Apion
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, ΜΕΓΑΛΟΨΥΧΙΑ.
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.
- ΜΕΓΑΛΟΨΥΧΙΑ — magnanimity, greatness of soul, high-mindedness, generosity, a magnanimity, a greatness of soul, a high-mindedness, a generosity
- ΜΕΓΑΛΟΨΥΧΙΑΝ — magnanimity, a magnanimity, generosity, a generosity, greatness of soul, a greatness of soul
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