Lexicon platunó: to make broad Original Word: πλατύνωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: platunó Phonetic Spelling: (plat-oo'-no) Short Definition: I enlarge Definition: I enlarge, make broad; met: of the growth of tenderness and love. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom platusDefinitionto make broad NASB Translationbroaden (1), open wide (1), opened wide (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 4115: πλατύνωπλατύνω; passive, perfect 3 person singular πεπλάτυνται (see μιαίνω); 1 aorist ἐπλατυνθην; ( πλατύς); to make broad, to enlarge: τί, Matthew 23:5; ἡ καρδία ἡμῶν πεπλάτυνται, our heart expands itself namely, to receive you into it, i. e. to welcome and embrace you in love, 2 Corinthians 6:11 ( πλατύνειν τήν καρδίαν for לֵב הִרְחִב, to open the heart namely, to instruction, Psalm 118:32 () (cf. Winer's Grammar, 30)); πλατύνθητε καί ὑμεῖς, be ye also enlarged in heart, viz. to receive me therein, 2 Corinthians 6:13. (Xenophon, Plutarch, Anthol., others.)
Strong's make broad, enlarge. From platus; to widen (literally or figuratively) -- make broad, enlarge. see GREEK platus |
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