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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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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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

Luke 22:27
G3187

For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.

John 1:50
G3173

Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.

John 4:12
no direct Strong's tag

Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?

John 5:20
G3173

For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.

John 5:36
G3173

But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

John 8:53
no direct Strong's tag

Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?

John 10:29
G3187

My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.

John 13:16
G3187

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.

John 13:16
G3187

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.

John 14:12
G3173

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

John 14:28
G3187

Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.

John 15:13
G3173

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

John 15:20
G3187

Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

John 19:11
G3173

Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.

Acts 15:28
G4119

For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

1 Corinthians 14:5
G3187

I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

1 Corinthians 15:6
no direct Strong's tag

After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

Hebrews 6:13
G3173

For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

Hebrews 6:16
G3173

For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

Hebrews 9:11
G3173

But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

Hebrews 11:26
G3173

Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.

James 3:1
G3173

My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

2 Peter 2:11
G3173

Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.

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.

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.