μακρός, μακρά, μακρόν (from Homer down), long; of place, remote, distant, far off: χώρα, Luk_15:13; Luk_19:12. of time, long, lasting long: μακρά προσεύχομαι, to pray long, make long prayers, Mat_23:14 (137 Rec.); Mar_12:40; Luk_20:47.

μακρός makros 4x long; of space, far, distant, remote, Luk_15:13 ; Luk_19:12 ; of time, of long duration, Mar_12:40 ; Luk_20:47

μακρός , -ά , -όν , [in LXX for H752 , H7350 and cognate forms, etc.;] of space and time, long: μακρὰ προσεύχεσθαι , Mar_12:40 , Luk_20:47 . of distance, far, far distant: χώρα , Luk_15:13 ; Luk_19:12 .†

μακρός [page 386] μακρός is used of time in P Giss I. 41 ii. 2 (beg. of Hadrian s reign) ὑπὸ τ̣ῆ̣ς̣ μακρᾶς ἀποδημίας τὰ ἡμέτε [ρα ] πα [ντ ]α̣πασιν ἀμεληθέντα τυγχ [άνει owing to our long absence from home our affairs came to be altogether neglected : cf. Preisigke 3925 .6 (B.C. 149 8 or 137 6) μακ [ρὸν ἂν εἴη ] διασαφῆσαι , and P Strass I. 22 .3 (iii/A.D.) μακρᾶς νομῆς πα̣ρ̣αγραφη̣, longae possessions (longi temporis) praescriptio. In a tract on medical training, Berl. Klass. Texte iii. p. 22 ff. Col. 2, 7 ff., it is laid down : δεῖ . . . τοὺς νέους ἐξ ἀρχῆς συνασκεῖν τοῖς ἀνα [γ ]καιοτέροις π [ρ ]άγμασιν τοῦ βίου βραχέος ὄντ [ο ]ς καὶ τῆς τέχνης μακρῆς , ὥς φησιν ὁ Ἱπποκράτης . The reference is to stature in P Lond 1158 .6 (A.D. 226 7) (= III. p. 151) μακρὸς πύκτης , a tall boxer. The compd. μακροπρόσωπος is common in personal descriptions, e.g. P Ryl II. 153 .46 (A.D. 138 161) μέσος μελίχ̣ρ̣ω̣ς μακροπρόσωπος , of medium height, with a fair complexion, long-visaged. In MGr the word has changed to μακρύς , far, distant.

μακρός [Etym: (from ΜΑΚ, Root of μῆκος) ] of Space, in point of length, "long", Hom. , etc.; ἐπὶ τὰ μακρότερα "towards the longer sides", i. e. "lengthwise", Hdt. in point of height, "tall", Hom. , e. g. μακρὸς Ὄλυμπος, μ. δένδρεα, τείχεα, etc.:—also reversely, like Lat. altus, deep, Il. in point of distance, "long, far, far distant", id=Il. , Hdt. ; τὰ μακρότατα "the remotest parts", Hdt. :—often in neut. pl. as adv., μακρὰ βιβάς "far-"striding, Il. ; also, μακρὸν ἀϋτεῖν, βοᾶν to shout "so as to be heard afar", Hom. ; so, μακρότερον σφενδονᾶν to sling "to a greater distance", Xen. generally, "large in size or in degree, large, great", Aesch. , Soph. dat. μακρῷ is used to strengthen the comp. and Sup. "by far", Lat. longe, μακρῷ πρῶτος, μ. μάλιστα Hdt. ; ἀσθενεστέρα μ. Aesch. , etc. of Time, "long, long-lasting, long", Od. , Hdt. , etc.; οὐ μακροῦ χρόνου for no "long" time, Soph. ; τὸν μ. βίον Aesch. ; μακρότερος μηνί "by" a month, Hdt. :—so, μακρὸν ἐέλδωρ "a long-cherished" wish, Od. "long, tedious", Pind. , Soph. neut. with Preps. in adverb. sense, διὰ μακροῦ (sc. χρόνου) after "a long time, long delayed", Eur. ; οὐ διὰ μακροῦ not "long after", Thuc. :—but, διὰ μακρῶν "at great length", Plat. : —οὐκ ἐς μακρόν for no "long time", Pind. : —ἐπὶ μακρόν "far, a long way", Xen. ; ὅσον ἐπὶ μακρότατον or ὅσον μ. "as far" as possible, Hdt. ; ἐπὶ μακρότερον "yet more", Thuc. regul. comp. μακρότερος Od. , Hdt. , etc.; Sup. μακρότατος Il. , etc.:—irreg. comp. μάσσων, Sup. μήκιστος, v. sub vocc. adv. μακρῶς, "at great length, slowly", Polyb.

μακρός, -ά, -όν [in LXX for אָרֹךְ, רָחוֹק and cognate forms, etc. ;] of space and time, long: μακρὰ προσεύχεσθαι, Mrk.12:40, Luk.20:47. of distance, far, far distant: χώρα, Luk.15:13 19:12.† (AS)