I.greatness, magnitude, size, height, stature, Hom., Hdt., etc.:—of sound, loudness, βοῆς μ. Thuc.:—dat. and acc. are used adverbially, μεγάθεϊ μέγας great in size, Hdt.; μεγάθεϊ μικρός id=Hdt.; so, ποταμοὶ οὐ κατὰ τὸν Νεῖλον ἐόντες μεγάθεα rivers not bearing any proportion to the Nile in size, id=Hdt.
II.of Degree, greatness, magnitude, Eur., Thuc., etc.
2.greatness, i. e. might, power, Eur., Xen.
3.greatness, magnanimity, Plut.