μεγιστάν, μεγιστανος, ὁ (from μέγιστος, as νέαν from νέος, ξυνάν from ξυνός), a later Greek word (see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 196), once in singular Sir. 4:7; commonly in plural οἱμεγιστᾶνες, the grandees, magnates, nobles, chief men of a city or a people, the associates or courtiers of a king (Vulg.principes): Revelation 6:15; τῆςγῆς, ; τοῦἩρῴδου, Mark 6:21. (The Sept. for אַדִּירִים, Jeremiah 14:3; Nahum 2:6; Zechariah 11:2; גְּדולִים, Jonah 3:7; Nahum 3:10; רַבְרְבִין, Daniel, Theod. 4:33, etc.; שָׂרִים, Isaiah 34:12; Jeremiah 24:8, etc.; 1 Macc. 9:37; often in Sir. Manetho 4, 41; Josephus, Artemidorus Daldianus, In Latinmegistanes, Tacitus, ann. 15, 27; Suct. Calig. 5.)
Mark 6:21 - N-DMP GRK:ἐποίησεν τοῖς μεγιστᾶσιν αὐτοῦ καὶ NAS: a banquet for his lords and military commanders KJV: a supper to his lords, high captains, INT: made the to great men his and
Revelation 6:15 - N-NMP GRK:καὶ οἱ μεγιστᾶνες καὶ οἱ NAS: of the earth and the great men and the commanders KJV: and the great men, and INT: and the great ones and the
Revelation 18:23 - N-NMP GRK:ἦσαν οἱ μεγιστᾶνες τῆς γῆς NAS: for your merchants were the great men of the earth, KJV: were the great men of the earth; INT: were the great ones of the earth
