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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Range 3100 - 3199


g3100 matheteuo {math-ayt-yoo'-o}

from 3101; TDNT - 4:461,552; v

AV - teach 2, instruct 1, be disciple 1; 4

1) to be a disciple of one

1a) to follow his precepts and instructions

2) to make a disciple

2a) to teach, instruct


g3101 mathetes {math-ay-tes'}

from 3129; TDNT - 4:415,552; n m

AV - disciple 268, vr disciple 1; 269

1) a learner, pupil, disciple


g3102 mathetria {math-ay'-tree-ah}

from 3101; TDNT - 4:460,552; n f

AV - disciple 1; 1

1) a female disciple

2) a Christian woman Ac. 9:36


g3103 Mathousala {math-oo-sal'-ah}

of Hebrew origin h4968;; n pr m

AV - Mathusala 1; 1

Methuselah = "when he dies, there shall be an emission"

1) the son of Enoch, grandfather of Noah, lived longer than anyone else to 969 years


g3104 Mainan {mahee-nan'}

probably of Hebrew origin;; n pr m

AV - Menan 1; 1

Menan = "soothsayer: enchanted"

1) one of the ancestors of Joseph in the genealogy of Jesus Christ


g3105 mainomai {mah'-ee-nom-ahee}

middle voice from a primary mao (to long for, through the idea of insensate craving); TDNT - 4:360,548; v

AV - be mad 4, be beside (one's) self 1; 5

1) to be mad, to rave

1a) of one who so speaks that he seems not to be in his right mind


g3106 makarizo {mak-ar-id'-zo}

from 3107; TDNT - 4:362,548; v

AV - call blessed 1, count happy 1; 2

1) to pronounce blessed


g3107 makarios {mak-ar'-ee-os}

a prolonged form of the poetical makar (meaning the same); TDNT - 4:362,548; adj

AV - blessed 44, happy 5, happier 1; 50

1) blessed, happy


g3108 makarismos {mak-ar-is-mos'}

from 3106; TDNT - 4:362,548; n m

AV - blessedness 3; 3

1) declaration of blessedness

2) to utter a declaration of blessedness upon one

3) to pronounce one blessed


g3109 Makedonia {mak-ed-on-ee'-ah}

from 3110;; n pr loc

AV - Macedonia 24; 24

Macedonia = "extended land"

1) a country bounded on the south by Thessaly and Epirus, on the east by Thrace and the Aegean Sea, on the west by Illyria, and on the North by Dardania and Moesia


g3110 Makedon {mak-ed'-ohn}

of uncertain derivation;; n pr m

AV - of Macedonia 4, Macedonian 1; 5

1) a Macedonian


g3111 makellon {mak'-el-lon}

of Latin origin [macellum]; TDNT - 4:370,549; n n

AV - shambles 1; 1

1) a place where meat and other articles of food are sold, meat market


g3112 makran {mak-ran'}

feminine accusative case singular of 3117 (3598 being implied); TDNT - 4:372,549; adv

AV - far 4, afar off 2, good way off 1, far hence 1, great way off 1, far off 1; 10

1) far, a great way

2) far hence


g3113 makrothen {mak-roth'-en}

from 3117; TDNT - 4:372,549; adv

AV - afar off 13, from far 1; 14

1) from afar, afar


g3114 makrothumeo {mak-roth-oo-meh'-o}

from the same as 3116; TDNT - 4:374,550; v

AV - be patient 3, have patience 2, have long patience 1, bear long 1, suffer long 1, be longsuffering 1, patiently endure 1; 10

1) to be of a long spirit, not to lose heart

1a) to persevere patiently and bravely in enduring misfortunes and troubles

1b) to be patient in bearing the offenses and injuries of others

1b1) to be mild and slow in avenging

1b2) to be longsuffering, slow to anger, slow to punish


g3115 makrothumia {mak-roth-oo-mee'-ah}

from the same as 3116; TDNT - 4:374,550; n f

AV - longsuffering 12, patience 2; 14

1) patience, endurance, constancy, steadfastness, perseverance

2) patience, forbearance, longsuffering, slowness in avenging wrongs For Synonyms see entry g5861


g3116 makrothumos {mak-roth-oo-moce'}

from a compound of 3117 and 2372; TDNT - 4:387,550; adv

AV - patiently 1; 1

1) with longanimity, i.e. patiently


g3117 makros {mak-ros'}

from 3372;; adj

AV - long 3, far 2; 5

1) long

1a) of place: remote, distant, far off

1b) of time: long, long lasting


g3118 makrochronios {mak-rokh-ron'-ee-os}

from 3117 and 5550;; adj

AV - live long 1; 1

1) long lived


g3119 malakia {mal-ak-ee'-ah}

from 3120; TDNT - 4:1091,655; n f

AV - disease 3; 3

1) softness

2) in the NT infirmity, debility, bodily weakness, sickness


g3120 malakos {mal-ak-os'}

of uncertain affinity;; adj

AV - soft 3, effeminate 1; 4

1) soft, soft to the touch

2) metaph. in a bad sense

2a) effeminate

2a1) of a catamite

2a2) of a boy kept for homosexual relations with a man

2a3) of a male who submits his body to unnatural lewdness

2a4) of a male prostitute


g3121 Maleleel {mal-el-eh-ale'}

of Hebrew origin h4111;; n pr m

AV - Maleleel 1; 1

Maleleel or Mahalaleel = "praise of God"

1) the fourth in descent from Adam, son of Cainan


g3122 malista {mal'-is-tah}

neuter plural of the superlative of an apparently primary adverb mala (very);; adv superlative

AV - specially 5, especially 4, chiefly 2, most of all 1; 12

1) especially, chiefly, most of all, above all


g3123 mallon {mal'-lon}

neuter of the comparative of the same as 3122;; adv comparative

AV - more 34, rather 33, the more 12, better + 2570 2, misc 4; 85

1) more, to a greater degree, rather

1a) much, by far

1b) rather, sooner

1c) more willingly, more readily, sooner


g3124 Malchos {mal'-khos}

of Hebrew origin h4429;; n pr m

AV - Malchus 1; 1

Malchus = "king or kingdom"

1) was the name of the servant of the high priest whose right ear Peter cut off at the time of Christ's arrest in the garden


g3125 mamme {mam'-may}

of natural origin ["mammy"];; n f

AV - grandmother 1; 1

1) mother (the name infants use in addressing their mother)

2) grandmother


g3126 mammonas {mam-mo-nas'}

of Aramaic origin (confidence, i.e. wealth, personified); TDNT - 4:388,552; n m

AV - mammon 4; 4

1) mammon

2) treasure

3) riches (where it is personified and opposed to God)


g3127 Manaen {man-ah-ane'}

of uncertain origin;; n pr m

AV - Manaen 1; 1

Manaen = "comforter"

1) one of the teachers and prophets in the church at Antioch


g3128 Manasses {man-as-sace'}

of Hebrew origin h4519;; n pr m

AV - Manasses 3; 3

Manasseh = "forgetting"

1) the first born son of Joseph

2) the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah


g3129 manthano {man-than'-o}

prolongation from a primary verb, another form of which, matheo, is used as an alternate in certain tenses; TDNT - 4:390,552; v

AV - learn 24, understand 1; 25

1) to learn, be appraised

1a) to increase one's knowledge, to be increased in knowledge

1b) to hear, be informed

1c) to learn by use and practice

1c1) to be in the habit of, accustomed to


g3130 mania {man-ee'-ah}

from 3105;; n f

AV - mad 1; 1

1) madness, frenzy


g3131 manna {man'-nah}

of Hebrew origin h4478; TDNT - 4:462,563; n n

AV - manna 5; 5

manna = "what is it"

1) the food that nourished the Israelites for forty years in the wilderness

2) of the manna was kept in the ark of the covenant

3) symbolically, that which is kept in the heavenly temple for the food of angels and the blessed


g3132 manteuomai {mant-yoo'-om-ahee}

from a derivative of 3105 (meaning a prophet, as supposed to rave through inspiration);; v

AV - by soothsaying 1; 1

1) to act as a seer

1a) deliver an oracle, prophesy, divine


g3133 maraino {mar-ah'-ee-no}

of uncertain affinity;; v

AV - fade away 1; 1

1) to extinguish (a flame, fire, light, etc.)

2) to render arid, make to waste away, consume away, perish

3) to have a miserable end


g3134 maran atha {mar'-an ath'-ah}

of Aramaic origin (meaning our Lord has come); TDNT - 4:466,563; interj

AV - Maranatha 1; 1

1) our Lord cometh or will come


g3135 margarites {mar-gar-ee'-tace}

from margaros (a pearl-oyster); TDNT - 4:472,564; n m

AV - pearl 9; 9

1) a pearl

2) a proverb, i.e. a word of great value


g3136 Martha {mar'-thah}

probably of Aramaic origin (meaning mistress);; n pr f

AV - Martha 13; 13

Martha = "she was rebellious"

1) was the sister of Lazarus and Mary of Bethany


g3137 Maria {mar-ee'-ah}

or Mariam {mar-ee-am'} of Hebrew origin h4813;; n pr f

AV - Mary the mother of Jesus 19, Mary Magdalene 13, Mary the sister of Martha 11, Mary the mother of James 9, Mary the mother of John Mark 1, Mary of Rome 1; 54

Mary or Miriam = "their rebellion"

1) Mary the mother of Jesus

2) Mary Magdalene, a women from Magdala

3) Mary, the sister of Lazarus and Martha

4) Mary of Cleophas the mother of James the less

5) Mary the mother of John Mark, a sister of Barnabas

6) Mary, a Roman Christian who is greeted by Paul in Rom. 16:6


g3138 Markos {mar'-kos}

of Latin origin;; n pr m

AV - Mark 5, Marcus 3; 8

Mark = "a defense"

1) an evangelist, the author of the Gospel of Mark. Marcus was his Latin surname, his Jewish name was John. He was a cousin of Barnabas and a companion of Paul in some of his missionary journeys


g3139 marmaros {mar'-mar-os}

from marmairo (to glisten);; n m

AV - marble 1; 1

1) a stone, a rock

2) marble


g3140 martureo {mar-too-reh'-o}

from 3144; TDNT - 4:474,564; v

AV - bear witness 25, testify 19, bear record 13, witness 5, be a witness 2, give testimony 2, have a good report 2, misc 11; 79

1) to be a witness, to bear witness, i.e. to affirm that one has seen or heard or experienced something, or that he knows it because taught by divine revelation or inspiration

1a) to give (not to keep back) testimony

1b) to utter honourable testimony, give a good report

1c) conjure, implore


g3141 marturia {mar-too-ree'-ah}

from 3144; TDNT - 4:474,564; n f

AV - witness 15, testimony 14, record 7, report 1; 37

1) a testifying

1a) the office committed to the prophets of testifying concerning future events

2) what one testifies, testimony, i.e. before a judge


g3142 marturion {mar-too'-ree-on}

from a presumed derivative of 3144; TDNT - 4:474,564; n n

AV - testimony 15, witness 4, to be testified 1; 20

1) testimony


g3143 marturomai {mar-too'-rom-ahee}

middle voice from 3144; TDNT - 4:510,564; v

AV - testify 2, take to record 1; 3

1) to cite a witness, bring forward a witness, call to witness

1a) to affirm be appeal to God, to declare solemnly, protest

2) to conjure, beseech as in God's name, exhort solemnly


g3144 martus {mar'-toos}

of uncertain affinity; TDNT - 4:474,564; n m

AV - witness 29, martyr 3, record 2; 34

1) a witness

1a) in a legal sense

1b) an historical sense

1b1) one who is a spectator of anything, e.g. of a contest

1c) in an ethical sense

1c1) those who after his example have proved the strength and genuineness of their faith in Christ by undergoing a violent death


g3145 massaomai {mas-sah'-om-ahee}

from a primary masso (to handle or squeeze); TDNT - 4:514,570; v

AV - gnaw 1; 1

1) to chew, consume, eat, devour


g3146 mastigoo {mas-tig-o'-o}

from 3148; TDNT - 4:515,571; v

AV - scourge 7; 7

1) to scourge


g3147 mastizo {mas-tid'-zo}

from 3149; TDNT - 4:515,571; v

AV - to scourge 1; 1

1) to whip, flog, scourge


g3148 mastix {mas'-tix}

probably from the base of 3145 (through the idea of contact); TDNT - 4:518,571; n f

AV - plague 4, scourging 2; 6

1) a whip, scourge

2) metaph. a scourge, plague

2a) a calamity, misfortune, esp. sent by God to discipline or punish


g3149 mastos {mas-tos'}

from the base of 3145;; n m

AV - pap 3; 3

1) the breasts

2) the breasts (nipples) of a man

3) breasts of a women


g3150 mataiologia {mat-ah-yol-og-ee'-ah}

from 3151; TDNT - 4:524,571; n f

AV - vain jangling 1; 1

1) vain talking, empty talk


g3151 mataiologos {mat-ah-yol-og'-os}

from 3152 and 3004; TDNT - 4:524,571; n m

AV - vain talker 1; 1

1) an idle talker, one who utters empty senseless things


g3152 mataios {mat'-ah-yos}

from the base of 3155; TDNT - 4:519,571; adj

AV - vain 5, vanities 1; 6

1) devoid of force, truth, success, result

2) useless, of no purpose


g3153 mataiotes {mat-ah-yot'-ace}

from 3152; TDNT - 4:523,571; n f

AV - vanity 3; 3

1) what is devoid of truth and appropriateness

2) perverseness, depravity

3) frailty, want of vigour


g3154 mataioo {mat-ah-yo'-o}

from 3152; TDNT - 4:523,571; v

AV - become vain 1; 1

1) to make empty, vain, foolish


g3155 maten {mat'-ane}

accus. of a derivative of the base of 3145 (through the idea of tentative manipulation, i.e. unsuccessful search, or else of punishment); TDNT - 4:523,571; adv

AV - in vain 2; 2

1) in vain, fruitlessly


g3156 Matthaios {mat-thah'-yos}

a shorter form of 3164;; n pr m

AV - Matthew 5; 5

Matthew = "gift of Jehovah"

1) son of Alphaeus, one of the 12 disciples


g3157 Matthan {mat-than'}

of Hebrew origin h4977;; n m

AV - Matthan 2; 2

Matthan = "gift"

1) one of Christ's ancestors


g3158 Matthat {mat-that'}

probably a shortened form of 3161;; n pr m

AV - Matthat 2; 2

Matthat = "gift of God"

1) a son of Levi, in the genealogy of Christ

2) grandfather of the Mary


g3159 Matthias {mat-thee'-as}

apparently a shortened form of 3161;; n pr m

AV - Matthias 2; 2

Matthias = "gift of God"

1) the apostle elected to fill the place of the traitor Judas


g3160 Mattatha {mat-tath-ah'}

probably a shortened form of 3161 cf g4992;; n pr m

AV - Mattatha 1; 1

Mattatha = "givingness"

1) an ancestor of Christ


g3161 Mattathias {mat-tath-ee'-as}

of Hebrew origin h4993;; n pr m

AV - Mattathias 2; 2

Mattathias = "gift of Jehovah"

1) the son of Amos, in the genealogy of Christ

2) Mattathias was the son of Semei in the genealogy of Christ


g3162 machaira {makh'-ahee-rah}

from a presumed derivative of 3163; TDNT - 4:524,572; n f

AV - sword 29; 29

1) a large knife, used for killing animals and cutting up flesh

2) a small sword, as distinguished from a large sword

2a) curved sword, for a cutting stroke

2b) a straight sword, for thrusting


g3163 mache {makh'-ay}

from 3164; TDNT - 4:527,573; n f

AV - fighting 2, strife 1, striving 1; 4

1) a fight or combat

1a) of those in arms, a battle

1b) of persons at variance, disputants etc., strife, contention

1c) a quarrel


g3164 machomai {makh'-om-ahee}

middle voice of an apparently root word; TDNT - 4:527,573; v

AV - strive 3, fight 1; 4

1) to fight

1a) of armed combatants, or those who engage in a hand to hand struggle

1b) of those who engage in a war of words, to quarrel, wrangle, dispute

1c) of those who contend at law for property and privileges


g3165 me {meh}

a shorter (and probably originally) from of 1691;;pron

AV - me 262, I 37, my 1, not tr 1; 301

1) I, me, my, etc.


g3166 megalaucheo {meg-al-ow-kheh'-o}

from a compound of 3173 and aucheo (to boast, akin to 837 and 2744);; v

AV - boast great things 1; 1

1) to be grandiloquent

2) to boast great things, to bear one's self loftily in speech or action


g3167 megaleios {meg-al-i'-os}

from 3173; TDNT - 4:541,573; adj

AV - great thing 1, wonderful work 1; 2

1) magnificent, excellent, splendid, wonderful


g3168 megaleiotes {meg-al-i-ot'-ace}

from 3167; TDNT - 4:541,573; n f

AV - mighty power 1, magnificence 1, majesty 1; 3

1) greatness, magnificence

1a) of the majesty of God

1b) of the visible splendour of the divine majesty as it appeared in the transfiguration of Christ


g3169 megaloprepes {meg-al-op-rep-ace'}

from 3173 and 4241; TDNT - 4:542,573; adj

AV - excellent 1; 1

1) befitting a great man, magnificent, splendid

2) full of majesty, majestic


g3170 megaluno {meg-al-oo'-no}

from 3173; TDNT - 4:543,573; v

AV - magnify 5, enlarge 2, show great 1; 8

1) to make great, magnify

1a) metaph. to make conspicuous

2) to deem or declare great

2a) to esteem highly, to extol, laud, celebrate

3) to get glory and praise


g3171 megalos {meg-al'-oce}

from 3173;; adv

AV - greatly 1; 1

1) greatly


g3172 megalosune {meg-al-o-soo'-nay}

from 3173; TDNT - 4:544,573; n f

AV - Majesty 2, majesty 1; 3

1) majesty

1a) of the majesty of God


g3173 megas {meg'-as}

[including the prolonged forms, feminine megale, plural megaloi, etc., cf also 3176, 3187]; TDNT - 4:529,573; adj

AV - great 150, loud 33, misc 12; 195

1) great

1a) of the external form or sensible appearance of things (or of persons)

1a1) in particular, of space and its dimensions, as respects

1a1a) mass and weight: great

1a1b) compass and extent: large, spacious

1a1c) measure and height: long

1a1d) stature and age: great, old

1b) of number and quantity: numerous, large, abundant

1c) of age: the elder

1d) used of intensity and its degrees: with great effort, of the affections and emotions of the mind, of natural events powerfully affecting the senses: violent, mighty, strong

2) predicated of rank, as belonging to

2a) persons, eminent for ability, virtue, authority, power

2b) things esteemed highly for their importance: of great moment, of great weight, importance

2c) a thing to be highly esteemed for its excellence: excellent

3) splendid, prepared on a grand scale, stately

4) great things

4a) of God's preeminent blessings

4b) of things which overstep the province of a created being, proud (presumptuous) things, full of arrogance, derogatory to the majesty of God


g3174 megethos {meg'-eth-os}

from 3173; TDNT - 4:544,573; n n

AV - greatness 1; 1

1) greatness


g3175 megistanes {meg-is-tan'-es}

plural from 3176;; n m

AV - great men 2, lords 1; 3

1) the grandees, magnates, nobles, chief men

1a) of a city or a people

1b) of the associates or courtiers of a king


g3176 megistos {meg'-is-tos}

superlative of 3173;; adj

AV - exceeding great 1; 1

1) greatest, very great


g3177 methermeneuo {meth-er-mane-yoo'-o}

from 3326 and 2059;; v

AV - being interpreted 6, be by interpretation 1; 7

1) to translate into the language of one with whom I wish to communicate, to interpret


g3178 methe {meth'-ay}

apparently a root word; TDNT - 4:545,576; n f

AV - drunkenness 3; 3

1) intoxication

2) drunkenness


g3179 methistemi {meth-is'-tay-mee}

or (1 Cor. 13:2) methistano {meth-is-tan'-o} from 3326 and 2476;; v

AV - remove 2, put out 1, turn away 1, translate 1; 5

1) to transpose, transfer, remove from one place to another

1a) of change of situation or place

1b) to remove from the office of a steward

1c) to depart from life, to die


g3180 methodeia {meth-od-i'-ah}

from a compound of 3326 and 3593 [cf "method"]; TDNT - 5:102,666; n f

AV - lie in wait 1, wile 1; 2

1) cunning arts, deceit, craft, trickery


g3181 methorios {meth-or'-ee-os}

from 3326 and 3725;; n n

AV - border 1; 1

1) a border, frontier


g3182 methusko {meth-oos'-ko}

a prolonged (transitive) form of 3184; TDNT - 4:545,*; v

AV - be drunken 2, be drunk 1; 3

1) to intoxicate, make drunk

2) to get drunk, become intoxicated


g3183 methusos {meth'-oo-sos}

from 3184; TDNT - 4:545,576; n m

AV - drunkard 2; 2

1) drunken, intoxicated


g3184 methuo {meth-oo'-o}

from another form of 3178; TDNT - 4:545,576; v

AV - be drunken 5, have well drunk 1, be made drunk 1; 7

1) to be drunken

2) metaph. of one who has shed blood or murdered profusely


g3185 meizon {mide'-zon}

neuter of 3187;; adv

AV - the more 1; 1

1) of greater degree, even more


g3186 meizoteros {mide-zot'-er-os}

continued comparative of 3187;; adj comparative

AV - greater 1; 1

1) greater


g3187 meizon {mide'-zone}

irregular comparative of 3173;; adj comparative

AV - greater 34, greatest 9, elder 1, more 1; 45

1) greater, larger, elder, stronger


g3188 melan {mel'-an}

from 3189 as noun;; n n

AV - ink 3; 3

1) ink


g3189 melas {mel'-as}

apparently a root word; TDNT - 4:549,577; adj

AV - black 3; 3

1) black

2) black ink


g3190 Meleas {mel-eh-as'}

of uncertain origin;; n pr m

AV - Melea 1; 1

Melea = "my dear friend: object of care"

1) the son of Joseph in the genealogy of Christ


g3191 meletao {mel-et-ah'-o}

from a presumed derivative of 3199;; v

AV - premeditate 1, imagine 1, meditate 1; 3

1) to care for, attend to carefully, practise

2) to meditate i.e. to devise, contrive

2a) used of the Greeks of the meditative pondering and the practice of orators and rhetoricians


g3192 meli {mel'-ee}

apparently a root word; TDNT - 4:552,577; n n

AV - honey 4; 4

1) honey


g3193 melissios {mel-is'-see-os}

from 3192;; adj

AV - honeycomb + 2781 1; 1

1) of bees, made by bees


g3194 Melite {mel-ee'-tay}

of uncertain origin;; n pr loc

AV - Melita 1; 1

Melita = "honey"

1) the name of an island in the Mediterranean, lying between Africa and Sicily, now called Malta


g3195 mello {mel'-lo}

a strengthened form of 3199 (through the idea of expectation);; v

AV - shall 25, should 20, would 9, to come 9, will 7, things to come 4, not tr 3, misc 33; 110

1) to be about

1a) to be on the point of doing or suffering something

1b) to intend, have in mind, think to


g3196 melos {mel'-os}

of uncertain affinity; TDNT - 4:555,577; n n

AV - member 34; 34

1) a member, limb: a member of the human body

1a) of bodies given up to criminal intercourse, because they are as it were members belonging to the harlot's body


g3197 Melchi {mel-khee'}

of Hebrew or g4428 with pronominal suf., my king;; n pr m

AV - Melchi 2; 2

Melchi meaning "my king, my counsel"

1) the son of Janna in the genealogy of Christ

2) Melchi was the son of Addi in the genealogy of Christ


g3198 Melchisedek {mel-khis-ed-ek'}

of Hebrew origin h4442; TDNT - 4:568,*; n pr m

AV - Melchisedec 9; 9

Melchizedek = "king of righteousness"

1) the king of Salem and priest of the most high God, who lived in the days of Abraham


g3199 melo {mel'-o}

a root word;; v

AV - care 9, take care 1; 10

1) to care about



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