πλατύνω
platýnō · G4115 · Greek · 3 occurrences
Meanings
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to widen, to broaden, to make broad
To cause something to be wide
ExamplesMatthew 23:5 “And they do all their deeds to be noticed by other people; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments.
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to show affection for, to open one’s heart to
(An idiom, literally: to broaden the heart) To make evident that one has affection for someone
Examples2 Corinthians 6:11 Our mouth has spoken freely to you, you Corinthians, our heart is opened wide.
2 Corinthians 6:13 Now in the same way in exchange—I am speaking as to children—open wide your hearts to us, you as well.
How it’s used In 3 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- καρδίαheart 1
- σύyou 1
- Not stated: they 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- φυλακτήριονphylactery 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἀνοίγωto open 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Semantic domains 2 entries
- To show affection for, to open one’s heart to25.53
- πλατύνω can describe opening one's heart wide in affection. Paul appeals to the Corinthians: “Our mouth has spoken freely to you, you Corinthians, our heart is opened wide” (2 Corinthians 6:11).
- To widen, to broaden, to make broad81.17
- Most literally, the verb describes making something physically wider. Matthew records Jesus's criticism of the scribes and Pharisees: “for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments” (Matthew 23:5).
Word family 8 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon passive, perfect 3 person singular πεπλάτυνται (see μιαίνω); 1 aorist ἐπλατυνθην;…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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