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Lexicon :: Strong's G4115 - platynō

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πλατύνω
Transliteration
platynō (Key)
Pronunciation
plat-oo'-no
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

πλατύνω platýnō, plat-oo'-no; from G4116; to widen (literally or figuratively):—make broad, enlarge.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G4115 in the following manner: enlarge (2x), make broad (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G4115 in the following manner: enlarge (2x), make broad (1x).

  1. to make broad, enlarge

  2. be enlarged in heart, i.e. to welcome and embrace you in love

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πλατύνω platýnō, plat-oo'-no; from G4116; to widen (literally or figuratively):—make broad, enlarge.
STRONGS G4115:
πλατύνω; 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 (Ps. 119:32) (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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
119:32
Matthew
23:5
2 Corinthians
6:11; 6:13

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4115 matches the Greek πλατύνω (platynō),
which occurs 20 times in 20 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:27 - May God expand the territory of Japheth!
May Japheth share the prosperity of Shem,[fn]
and may Canaan be his servant.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:22 - Abandoning that one, Isaac moved on and dug another well. This time there was no dispute over it, so Isaac named the place Rehoboth (which means “open space”), for he said, “At last the LORD has created enough space for us to prosper in this land.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:14 - Your descendants will be as numerous as the dust of the earth! They will spread out in all directions—to the west and the east, to the north and the south. And all the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your descendants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:24 - I will drive out the other nations ahead of you and expand your territory, so no one will covet and conquer your land while you appear before the LORD your God three times each year.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:16 - “But be careful. Don’t let your heart be deceived so that you turn away from the LORD and serve and worship other gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:15 - “But Israel[fn] soon became fat and unruly;
the people grew heavy, plump, and stuffed!
Then they abandoned the God who had made them;
they made light of the Rock of their salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:1 - Then Hannah prayed:
“My heart rejoices in the LORD!
The LORD has made me strong.[fn]
Now I have an answer for my enemies;
I rejoice because you rescued me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by stringed instruments.

Answer me when I call to you,
O God who declares me innocent.
Free me from my troubles.
Have mercy on me and hear my prayer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:36 - You have made a wide path for my feet
to keep them from slipping.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:17 - My problems go from bad to worse.
Oh, save me from them all!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:21 - They shout, “Aha! Aha!
With our own eyes we saw him do it!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 81:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:10 - For it was I, the LORD your God,
who rescued you from the land of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it with good things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:32 - I will pursue your commands,
for you expand my understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:28 - Don’t testify against your neighbors without cause;
don’t lie about them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:14 - The grave[fn] is licking its lips in anticipation,
opening its mouth wide.
The great and the lowly
and all the drunken mob will be swallowed up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:2 - “Enlarge your house; build an addition.
Spread out your home, and spare no expense!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:24 - You are like a wild donkey,
sniffing the wind at mating time.
Who can restrain her lust?
Those who desire her don’t need to search,
for she goes running to them!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:58

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:58 - This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says:
“The thick walls of Babylon will be leveled to the ground,
and her massive gates will be burned.
The builders from many lands have worked in vain,
for their work will be destroyed by fire!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:5 - This great tree towered high,
higher than all the other trees around it.
It prospered and grew long thick branches
because of all the water at its roots.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:5 - Wealth[fn] is treacherous,
and the arrogant are never at rest.
They open their mouths as wide as the grave,[fn]
and like death, they are never satisfied.
In their greed they have gathered up many nations
and swallowed many peoples.
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