Lexical Definition
μακράν makrán (mak-ran') far G:ADV
feminine accusative case singular of μακρός (ὁδός being implied)
(a-)far (off), good (great) way off.
- at a distance (literally or figuratively)
Abbott-Smith
μακράν (prop. fem. acc. of μακρός, sc. ὁδόν), adv., [in LXX for רחק hi., רָחֹק, etc.;]
a long way, far: Lk 15:20, Ac 22:21; seq. ἀπό, Mt 8:30, Lk 7:6, Jo 21:8, Ac 17:27; id. metaph., Mk 12:34; οἱ εἰς μ., Ac 2:39 (cf. Is 2:2); metaph., οἱ ποτὲ ὄντες μ. (opp. to ἐγγύς), Eph 2:13; οἱ μ., Eph 2:17.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Isaiah | 2:2 |
| Matthew | 8:30 |
| Mark | 12:34 |
| Luke | 7:6 · 15:20 |
| John | 21:8 |
| Acts | 2:39 · 17:27 · 22:21 |
| Ephesians | 2:13 · 2:17 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
form of: μακρός
μακράν,
Ionic dialect μακρήν, accusative feminine of μακρός used as adverb, far, μ. ἀνωτέρω θακῶν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; μ. λελειμμένος left far behind,[Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοὔργον οὐ μ. λέγεις the business you speak of is not far to seek, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with genitive, far from, βαρβάρου χθονός [Refs 5th c.BC+] to a greater distance, [Refs 5th c.BC+] as far as possible, with genitive loci, [Refs]
__2 μακρὰν λέγειν speak at length, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II of Time, long, μ. ζῆν, ἀναμένειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐ μ. shortly, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (but, not at length, [Refs 1st c.BC+]