Megarovqen
Megarovqen , Adv. from Megara, Ar.
Megaroi`
Megaroi` , Adv. at Megara, Ar.
mevgaron
mevga±ron , tov , a large room or chamber, esp. the hall, Od.
2.
the womens apartment,
Ib.
II.
in pl.
a house, palace,
like Lat.
aedes
,
because the house consisted of many rooms, Hom.;
ejn megavroi"
at home,
Id.
III. the oracular chamber in the temple, the sanctuary, shrine, Hdt.; in this sense always, like Lat. aedes , in sing. Hence mevgarovnde
mevgarovnde
mevga±rovnde , Adv. homewards, home, Od.
mevga", ME vGA S, mevga"
ME vG ØAS , megavlh »a<Eth>1/4, mevga± , gen. megavlou, h", ou , dat. megavlw/, h/, w/ , acc. mevga±n, megavlhn, mevga± , voc. mevgale : dual. megavlw, a, w , pl. megavloi, ai, a , etc.
I. Radic. sense, opp. to mikrov", smikrov" , big, great, of mens stature, tall, Hom.; of women, kalhv te megavlh te Od.:—also, great, full-grown, of age as shewn by stature, Ib., Aesch.
2.
vast, high,
oujranov", o[ro", puvrgo"
Hom.
3.
vast, spacious, wide,
pevlagov", aijgialov"
, etc., Id.
II.
of Degree,
great, strong, mighty,
of gods, Id., etc.;
megavla qeav
, of Demeter and Proserpine, Soph.;
mevga" hujxhvqh
rose
to greatness,
Dem.;
basileu;" oJ mevga"
, i.e. the King of Persia,
le grand Monarque,
Hdt.;
basileu;" mevga"
Aesch.;
oJ m. ejpiklhqei;sÆAntivoco"
the Great,
Polyb.
2.
great, strong, violent,
etc.,
a[nemo", lai`lay
Hom.; of properties, passions, etc., Id., etc.
3.
of sounds,
great, loud,
Id., etc.;
mh; fwvnei mevga
Soph.;—but,
mevga" lovgo"
a
prevailing
rumour, Aesch.
4. great, mighty, weighty, important, mevga e[rgon Od.; mevga poiei`sqaiv ti to esteem of great importance, Hdt.; kai; to; mevgiston and what is most important, Thuc.
5. in bad sense, over-great, mevga eijpei`n to speak big, livhn mevga eijpei`n Od.; mevga, megavla fronei`n to have high thoughts, be presumptuous, Soph., Eur.; megavla pnei`n Eur.
B.
Adv.
megavlw" »a±1/4
,
greatly, mightily, exceedingly,
Lat.
magnopere
,
Hom., Aesch.
II.
neut. sing. and pl.
mevga
and
megavla
as Adv.,
very much, exceedingly,
Hom.; with verbs of sound,
aloud, loudly,
Id.; so in Att.
2. of Space, far, mevga a[neuqe far away, Il., etc.:—with Comp. and Sup. by far, mevgÆ ajmeivnwn, a[risto", fevrtato" Hom.
C.
degrees of Comparison:
1.
Comp.
meivzwn
(for
megivwn
)
, -on
, gen.
-ono"
, Hom., Att.; Ion.
mevzwn, on
, Hdt.; later also
meizovtero"
, N.T.:—
greater,
Hom., etc.; also,
too great, too much, more than enough,
Plat.:—Adv.
meizovnw"
Eur.; Ion.
mezovnw"
Hdt.,etc.; also neut. as Adv.,
mei`zon sqevnein
Soph., etc.
2. Sup. mevgisto", h, on , Hom.:—neut. as Adv., mevgiston ijscuvein Soph.; with another Sup. mevgiston e[cqisto" Eur.:—also in pl., cai`rÆ wJ" mevgista Soph.
megasqenhv"