megaluno denotes making someone or something great, whether by exaltation or by enlargement and extension.

The attested use most often concerns making a person, name, or Christ great in public esteem or praise; it also describes enlargement, whether of physical items, an area of activity, or mercy shown toward someone.

1. Exalt or hold in high esteem · dominant

   Present and imperfect forms occur where God, the Lord, Christ, or a group is treated as great: in Acts 10:46 the APB renders people "magnifying God," in Luke 1:46 "My soul magnifies the Lord," and in Philippians 1:20 Christ is to be "magnified in my body." Acts 19:17 renders the imperfect passive clause as the Lord Jesus' name being "extolled," while Acts 5:13 describes the people holding the group "in high esteem."

   Acts 10:46Acts 19:17Acts 5:13Luke 1:46Philippians 1:20
2. Enlarge or extend · occasional

   The term also appears in clauses of increase or expansion. In Matthew 23:5 the APB renders the present active form with enlarging fringes; in 2 Corinthians 10:15 the aorist passive infinitive concerns being "enlarged within our area," and Luke 1:58 speaks of the Lord having "magnified his mercy" toward her.

   2 Corinthians 10:15Luke 1:58Matthew 23:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously uses "magnifying," "magnifies," "extolled," and "magnified" for clauses of praise or esteem, while it uses "enlarged" and "enlarge" in expansion contexts. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings show the clauses' presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.