Bible Dictionary: Big

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (superl.) Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large.

2. (superl.) Great with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce; -- often figuratively.

3. (superl.) Having greatness, fullness, importance, inflation, distention, etc., whether in a good or a bad sense; as, a big heart; a big voice; big looks; to look big. As applied to looks, it indicates haughtiness or pride.

4. (n.) Alt. of Bigg

5. (v. t.) Alt. of Bigg

Greek

3173. megas -- great
... word Definition great NASB Word Usage abundant (1), all the more (1), arrogant
(1), big (2), completely* (1), fierce (2), great (115), great men (2), great ...
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3166. megalaucheo -- boast great things.
... From a compound of megas and aucheo (to boast; akin to auzano and kauchaomai); to
talk big, ie Be grandiloquent (arrogant, egotistic) -- boast great things. ...
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1870. epaischunomai -- to be ashamed (of)
... fitting" intensifying 153, "disgrace") -- properly, , like someone "singled out"
because they placed their confidence or support ("believed the big lie"); to ...
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2245. helikos -- how great, how small
... how great. From helix (a comrade, ie One of the same age); as big as, ie
(interjectively) how much -- how (what) great. (eliken) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

931. bohen -- thumb, great toe
... Word Origin from an unused word Definition thumb, great toe NASB Word Usage big
toe (6), big toes (1), thumb (6), thumbs (1), thumbs and their big (1), thumbs ...
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904. Bigthan -- a eunuch of Ahasuerus
... 903, 904. Bigthan or Bigthana. 905 . a eunuch of Ahasuerus. Transliteration:
Bigthan or Bigthana Phonetic Spelling: (big-thawn') Short Definition: Bigthan. ...
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902. Bigvay -- perhaps "happy," an Israelite name
... 901, 902. Bigvay. 903 . perhaps "happy," an Israelite name. Transliteration:
Bigvay Phonetic Spelling: (big-vah'ee) Short Definition: Bigvai. ...
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903. Bigtha -- a eunuch of Ahasuerus
... 902, 903. Bigtha. 904 . a eunuch of Ahasuerus. Transliteration: Bigtha
Phonetic Spelling: (big-thaw') Short Definition: Bigtha. ...
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7588. shaon -- a roar (of waters, etc.), din, crash, uproar
... Word Origin from shaah Definition a roar (of waters, etc.), din, crash, uproar NASB
Word Usage big noise (1), clamor (1), destruction (1), din (1), noise (1 ...
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Library

The Big Road
... CHAPTER II THE BIG ROAD. "Allons! whoever you are, come travel with me! ... THE BIG ROAD.
INDICATING THE SITUATION OF HWOCHOW IN THE PROVINCE OF SHANSI. ...
/.../cable/the fulfilment of a dream of pastor hsis/chapter ii the big road.htm

A Big Crowd at Newcastle
... Chapter 4. Preaching Incidents; Wesley's Labor Colony; Dispute with Whitefield;
Curious Interruptions; The Mother of the Wesleys A Big Crowd at Newcastle. ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/a big crowd at newcastle.htm

The Big End of Trouble
... TALK FORTY-THREE. THE BIG END OF TROUBLE. ... "Trouble has a way of coming Big end
first; And when seen at its appearing, Looks its very worst.". ...
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What the Big Chest Contained
... CHAPTER III What the Big Chest Contained. ... I wonder if we couldn't manage in some
way to break the lock. My, but I tell you we could get a big haul! ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/byrum/how john became a man/chapter iii what the big.htm

May the Twentieth the Lone Cry in the Big Crowd
... MAY The Twentieth THE LONE CRY IN THE BIG CROWD. MARK x.46-52. Our Lord hears the
cry of need even when it rises from the midst of the tumultuous crowd. ...
/.../jowett/my daily meditation for the circling year/may the twentieth the lone.htm

Living Broad Lives in Narrow Alleys.
... It's an immense relief to see something big Big things always attract. ... The Master's
gracious plan is that we shall have the refreshment of doing big things. ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks with world winners/living broad lives in narrow.htm

Little Foxes
... little foxes. They can see the big foxes and drive them off, but the little
ones they cannot see, and so these destroy the vines. I ...
/.../chidley/fifty-two story talks to boys and girls/little foxes.htm

Prayerful About Everything.
... We want to underscore and italicize this fact: if a thing is big enough to concern
you, it is not too small for Him "because He has you on His heart." For your ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on service/prayerful about everything.htm

The Young Martyr
... He came at length to a stream of water where there was a gang of idle, ill-looking,
big boys; who, when they saw Kund, came up to him; and said they wanted him ...
/.../shaw/touching incidents and remarkable answers to prayer/the young martyr.htm

I did not See Diamond for a Week or So after This...
... When a child like that dies, instead of having a silly book written about him, he
should be stuffed like one of those awful big-headed fishes you see in museums ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 38 i did not.htm

Thesaurus

Big (21 Occurrences)
... 3. (superl.) Having greatness, fullness, importance, inflation, distention, etc.,
whether in a good or a bad sense; as, a big heart; a big voice; big looks; to ...
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Tip (17 Occurrences)
... and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and on the tip of the right ear
of his sons, and on the thumb of their right hand, and on the big toe of their ...
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Thumb (7 Occurrences)
... and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and on the tip of the right ear
of his sons, and on the thumb of their right hand, and on the big toe of their ...
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Toe (7 Occurrences)
... and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and on the tip of the right ear
of his sons, and on the thumb of their right hand, and on the big toe of their ...
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Lobe (19 Occurrences)
... and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and on the tip of the right ear
of his sons, and on the thumb of their right hand, and on the big toe of their ...
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Cleansed (76 Occurrences)
... offering, and the priest shall put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is
to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his ...
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Little (2458 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to big or large;
as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill ...
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Great (10383 Occurrences)
... 1. (superl.) Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; --
opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance ...
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Guided (86 Occurrences)
... James 3:4 Behold, the ships also, though they are so big and are driven by fierce
winds, are yet guided by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires. ...
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Fierce (92 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS YLT RSV). Mark 4:37 A big wind storm arose, and the waves beat
into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled. (See NAS). ...
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Bible Concordance

Big (21 Occurrences)

Matthew 27:60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out in the rock, and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed.
(See NIV)

Mark 4:32 yet when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow."
(See NIV)

Mark 4:37 A big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.
(WEB)

Mark 16:4 for it was very big. Looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back.
(WEB)

Luke 5:29 Levi made a great feast for him in his house. There was a great crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining with them.
(See NAS)

Luke 14:16 But he said to him, "A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.
(See NAS)

Acts 22:28 The commanding officer answered, "I bought my citizenship for a great price." Paul said, "But I was born a Roman."
(See NIV)

James 3:4 Behold, the ships also, though they are so big and are driven by fierce winds, are yet guided by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires.
(WEB)

Jude 1:16 These men are murmurers, ever bemoaning their lot. Their lives are guided by their evil passions, and their mouths are full of big, boastful words, while they treat individual men with admiring reverence for the sake of the advantage they can gain.
(WEY)

Exodus 29:20 Then you shall kill the ram, and take some of its blood, and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and on the tip of the right ear of his sons, and on the thumb of their right hand, and on the big toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood around on the altar.
(WEB NAS NIV)

Leviticus 8:23 He killed it; and Moses took some of its blood, and put it on the tip of Aaron's right ear, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot.
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Leviticus 8:24 He brought Aaron's sons; and Moses put some of the blood on the tip of their right ear, and on the thumb of their right hand, and on the great toe of their right foot; and Moses sprinkled the blood around on the altar.
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Leviticus 14:14 The priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
(WEB NAS NIV)

Leviticus 14:17 The priest shall put some of the rest of the oil that is in his hand on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass offering.
(WEB NAS NIV)

Leviticus 14:25 He shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering. The priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering and put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
(WEB NAS NIV)

Leviticus 14:28 Then the priest shall put some of the oil that is in his hand on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on the place of the blood of the trespass offering.
(WEB NAS NIV)

Judges 1:6 But Adoni-Bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
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Judges 1:7 Adoni-Bezek said, "Seventy kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their food under my table: as I have done, so God has requited me." They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
(See NAS NIV)

Judges 9:38 Then Zebul said to him, "Now where is your mouth, that you said,'Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?' Isn't this the people that you have despised? Go out now, please, and fight with them."
(See NIV)

2 Samuel 18:17 They took Absalom, and cast him into the great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones. Then all Israel fled everyone to his tent.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 46:17 They cried there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he has let the appointed time pass by.
(See NAS)

Subtopics

Big

Related Terms

Tip (17 Occurrences)

Thumb (7 Occurrences)

Toe (7 Occurrences)

Lobe (19 Occurrences)

Cleansed (76 Occurrences)

Little (2458 Occurrences)

Great (10383 Occurrences)

Guided (86 Occurrences)