μεγιστᾶνεςmegistânes
the chief men, nobles: Mark 6:21, Revelation 6:15, Revelation 18:23.
Greek (New Testament) · G3175
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Mark 6:21 Herodias’s chance finally came on Herod’s birthday. He gave a party for his high government officials, army officers, and the leading citizens of Galilee.
- Revelation 6:15 Then everyone—the kings of the earth, the rulers, the generals, the wealthy, the powerful, and every slave and free person—all hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
- Revelation 18:23 The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The happy voices of brides and grooms will never be heard in you again. For your merchants were the greatest in the world, and you deceived the nations with your sorceries.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.