'Great' in the Bible

For you see God's design for you, my brothers, that he has not taken a great number of the wise after the flesh, not the strong, not the noble:

It was in weakness, fear, and great trembling that I came to you.

But on the base a man may put gold, silver, stones of great price, wood, dry grass, cut stems;

If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?

Nevertheless, God was not well-pleased with most of them, for they were scattered along the ground in the wilderness [because their lack of self-control led to disobedience which led to death].

Pursue [this] love [with eagerness, make it your goal], yet earnestly desire and cultivate the spiritual gifts [to be used by believers for the benefit of the church], but especially that you may prophesy [to foretell the future, to speak a new message from God to the people].

There are, perhaps, a great many kinds of languages in the world, and no kind is without meaning.

For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.

But as for Apollos, the brother, I had a great desire for him to come to you with the brothers, but it was not his pleasure to come now; but he will come when he has a chance.