- μέγεθος
- μέγεθος, ους, τό (s. μέγας; Hom.+)① quality of exceeding a standard involving physical magnitude, size, lit. (Appian, Bell. Civ. 1, 50 §219 ἀνὴρ μεγέθει μέγας; Heraclid. Crit. 23 [p. 82, 14 Pfister]; μεγάλη τῷ μεγέθει: Ps.-Dicaearch. p. 145 ln. 5 F.; Did., Gen. 35, 10) ὑψηλὸς τῷ μεγέθει very tall indeed Hs 9, 6, 1. τὰ μεγέθη [τῶν θηρίων] the enormous size of the beasts AcPl Ha 1, 34.② quality of exceeding a standard of excellence, greatness: τὸ τῆς χαρᾶς μ.=the great joy AcPl Ha 6, 9f. Of God (ins in CB I/2, 700 no. 635, 4 τὸ μέγεθος τ. θεοῦ; Philo, Spec. Leg. 1, 293 τὸ τ. θεοῦ μ.; Ath. 22, 7 τοῦ μ. τοῦ θεοῦ. Divine hypostases Hippol., Ref. 5, 8, 3; 10, 10, 2) τί τὸ ὑπερβάλλον μέγεθος τ. δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ how surpassingly great (God’s) power Eph 1:19 (cp. Philo, Op. M. 23, end τὸ μ. [τῶν δυνάμεων θεοῦ]; see also New Docs 4, 107). ἐν μεγέθει IEph ins, to be sure, does not belong grammatically w. θεοῦ, which rather goes w. πληρώματι foll.; nevertheless it describes the nature of God. τὸ μ. τῆς μαρτυρίας the greatness of his martyrdom MPol 17:1 (cp. τῆς γνώσεως Iren. 1, 13, 6 [Harv. I, 123, 3]; Did., Gen. 115, 2). ἀπολαμβάνειν τὸ ἴδιον μ. recover their proper greatness, of a congregation ISm 11:2. μεγέθους ἐστὶν ὁ Χριστιανισμός Christianity is (truly) great IRo 3:3.—DELG s.v. μέγας. M-M. TW. Spicq.
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