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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Greater

Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

77exact KJV occurrences 33Old Testament 44New Testament 28books containing the word 10mapped Strong's IDs 71occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 1:16

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

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LAST OCCURRENCE

3 John 1:4

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where greater appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?

These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.

HebrewH1419
גָּדוֹל

gâdôwl · gaw-dole'

19 times translated as this KJV form525 total Strong's occurrences

a n-pr-m

great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent

Strong's KJV usage: aloud, elder(-est), exceeding(-ly), far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, × sore, (×) very.

Strong's first: Genesis 1:16Strong's last: Ezekiel 43:14

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HebrewH1431
גָּדַל

gâdal · gaw-dal'

5 times translated as this KJV form118 total Strong's occurrences

v

to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)

Strong's KJV usage: advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to... estate, things), grow(up), increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.

Strong's first: Genesis 41:40Strong's last: Lamentations 4:6

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HebrewH7227
רַב

rab · rab

4 times translated as this KJV form456 total Strong's occurrences

a n-m

abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

Strong's KJV usage: (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).

Strong's first: Deuteronomy 7:1Strong's last: Amos 6:2

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GreekG4053
περισσός

perissós · per-is-sos'

3 times translated as this KJV form20 total Strong's occurrences

superabundant (in quantity) or superior (in quality); by implication, excessive; adverbially (with G1537) violently; neuter (as noun) preeminence

Strong's KJV usage: :--exceeding abundantly above, more abundantly, advantage, exceedingly, very highly, beyond measure, more, superfluous, vehement(-ly).

Strong's first: Matthew 23:14Strong's last: Luke 20:47

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HebrewH7235
רָבָה

râbâh · raw-baw'

2 times translated as this KJV form227 total Strong's occurrences

v

to increase (in whatever respect)

Strong's KJV usage: (bring in) abundance (× -antly), archer (by mistake for 7232), be in authority, bring up, × continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, × -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), × process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.

Strong's first: 1 Samuel 14:30Strong's last: Job 33:12

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GreekG3186
μειζότερος

meizóteros · mide-zot'-er-os

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

still larger (figuratively)

Strong's KJV usage: :--greater.

Strong's first: 3 John 1:4Strong's last: 3 John 1:4

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HebrewH1980
הָלַךְ

hâlak · haw-lak'

1 times translated as this KJV form497 total Strong's occurrences

v

to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

Strong's KJV usage: (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, be eased, enter, exercise (self), follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, × more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), send, speedily, spread, still, surely, tale-bearer, travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-) faring man, × be weak, whirl.

Strong's first: 1 Chronicles 11:9Strong's last: 1 Chronicles 11:9

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Strong's data is a concordance/lexical reference layer. Scripture context controls interpretation. Lexical source data is shown separately from future TWBC editorial teaching.

EVERY OCCURRENCE

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3 occurrences match the current filters. Each row keeps its exact KJV token position so Original Word and TSK remain occurrence-specific.

Clear
1 John 3:20
no direct Strong's tag

For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.

1 John 4:4
G3187

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

1 John 5:9
G3187

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

Dictionary data is kept visibly separate from Scripture and from lexical Strong's data.

No Webster 1828 entry was found for this exact KJV form or its conservative base-form candidates.

SOURCE & METHOD

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KJV English usageExact token counts, verse counts, first/last occurrence, and book distribution come from the canonical TWBC PCE KJV index.
Webster 1828Historical English dictionary material is reproduced as dictionary data, not as inspired Scripture or TWBC commentary.
Original Word / Strong'sHebrew, Aramaic, and Greek links attach by exact verse + KJV token position. No global “English word always equals Strong's ID” rule is used.

Curated TWBC teaching will remain a separate editorial layer. Raw source data is never silently rewritten to force a doctrinal conclusion.