- Original: μεῖζον - Transliteration: Meizon - Phonetic: mide'-zon - Definition: 1. of greater degree, even more - Origin: neuter of G3187 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Adverb

μείζων meizōn 48x greater, comparative of μέγας greater; greatest.

μεῖζον Neuter of G3187

μείζων [page 394] Like μέγας (see s.v. μέγας ) μείζων is used in the sense of senior in ostracon receipts, e.g. Ostr 144 .3 (A.D. 128) διέγραψεν Πετορζμῆθ (ις ) μείζω (ν ), 213 .3 (A.D. 147), and 1199 .2 (Rom.). The word is applied to one in authority, an official, in P Lond 214 .22 (A.D. 270 275) (= II. p. 162, Chrest. I. p. 209) μέλλω [γ ]ὰρ περὶ τούτο (υ ) ἐντυχεῖν [τ ]ῶι μείζονι : cf. P Oxy VI. 900 .19 (A.D. 322) μὴ εἰς ἀνάγκην με γενέ [σθαι ἐντυ ]χεῖν τοῖς μείζοσιν περὶ τούτου , not be reduced to appeal to the officials upon this matter (Edd.), with the editors note. Ib. XIV. 1626 .5 (A.D. 325) Πτολεμαίου μείζονος τῆς αὐτῆς κώμης is regarded by GH as the earliest ex. of μείζων to denote, a particular village official as distinct from a higher official in general : this usage is common from the end of v/A.D. onwards, e.g. P Iand 38 .1 (v/vi A.D.). For the more general uses of the adj. cf. P Tebt I. 33 .4 (B.C. 112) (= Selections , p. 30) ἐν μίζονι ἀξιώματι κα [ὶ ] τιμῆι κείμενος , occupying a position of highest (cf. Proleg. p. 78) rank and honour of a Roman senator, BGU V.1 .101 ( c. A.D. 150) τῶν ἐπὶ φόνοις ἢ μίζοσιν ἁμαρτήμασιν κολαζομένων , P Oxy II. 237 viii. 17 (A.D. 186) τότ᾽ ἐὰν θα̣ρρῇ τοῖς τῆς κατηγορίας ἐλέγχοις , τὸν μείζονα ἀγῶνα ε̣[ἰ ]σελεύσεται , if he has confidence in the proofs of his accusation, he shall enter upon the more serious lawsuit (Edd.), and P Fay 20 .2 (iii/iv A.D.) εἰστε [λ ]εῖν . . μείζω ἢ δύνανται , to pay a greater (sum) than they are able. For τὸ μεῖζον as a subst. see P Giss I. 47 .7 (Hadrian) (= Chrest. I. p. 382 ) where a corslet is described as τὸ μεῖζον ἐλα [φ ]ρότατὀ , very light in view of its size. The double comp. μειζότερος , as in 3Jn_1:4 , is found in P Lips Inv. No. 598 .8 (A.D. 381) (= Archiv iii. p. 173) ὁ μειζότερος [υ ]ῒ̣[ὸς ] ἐμοῦ , my elder son, P Oxy I. 131 .85 (vi/vii A.D.) ταῦτα δέδωκεν Ἐλισάβετ τῇ μειζοτέρᾳ ἀδελφῇ , and BGU II. 368 .9 (A.D. 615) Φλ (αουίῳ ) . . τῷ μεγαλοπρεπεστάτῳ κόμετι καὶ μειζοτέρῳ Στρατηγίου τοῦ πανευφήμου : cf. Jannaris Gr . § 506.

greater, larger; older; louder; more; comparative of μέγας