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Strong's #3168 - μεγαλειότης
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- greatness, magnificence
- of the majesty of God
- of the visible splendour of the divine majesty as it appeared in the transfiguration of Christ
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μεγᾰλει-ότης, ητος, ἡ,
I majesty, magnificence, LXX Jeremiah 33:9 (40). 9, Luke 9:43, Ath. 4.130f, Dam. Pr. 94; ἡ τῶν πυραμίδων μ. OGI 666.26 (Egypt, i A.D.); of a person, greatness, Supp.Epigr. 3.583.6 (Olbia, ii/iii A.D.).
II as a title, Majesty, ἡ σὴ μ. J. AJ 8.4.3, cf. CPHerm. 52.23 (iii A.D.); ἐν ταῖς μ. γενήσεται Vett.Val. 70.4; also, = Lat. majestas, ἡ μ. τοῦ Ῥωμαίων δήμου PGiss. 40i 11 (iii A.D.).
μεγαλειότης, μεγαλειότητος, ἡ (from the preceding word), greatness, magnificence (Athen. 4, 6, p. 130 at the end; for תִּפְאֶרֶת, Jeremiah 40:9
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μεγαλειότης , -ητος , ἡ (< μεγαλεῖος ),
[in LXX: Jeremiah 33:9 (H8597), Da LXX Daniel 7:27, 1 Esdras 1:5; 1 Esdras 4:40 *;]
splendour, magnificence: Luke 9:43, Acts 19:27, 2 Peter 1:16 (freq. in Papyri as a ceremonial title, MM, xvi).†
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This subst., which occurs several times in the LXX and NT in the sense of ";majesty,"; is also found as a ceremonial title, e.g. CP Herm I..5/5 .1/6 i. 23 (= p. 21) ἡ μεγαλειότης τοῦ λαμπροτάτου ἡγεμόνος. With P Giss I. 40i. 11 (A.D. 212) εἰ [ς τὴν ] μεγαλειότητα [το ]ῦ Ῥωμα [ίων δήμου, cf. Lat. maiestas populi Romani.
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