Strong's Greek: 4116. πλατύς (platus) -- Broad, wide

Strong's Lexicon

platus: Broad, wide

Original Word: πλατύς
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: platus
Pronunciation: plä-toos'
Phonetic Spelling: (plat-oos')
Definition: Broad, wide
Meaning: broad, wide; subst: a street.

Word Origin: Derived from the base of πλατύς (platys), meaning "broad" or "wide."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of "broad" or "wide" in Hebrew can be found in words like רָחָב (rachab), Strong's Hebrew 7342, which also conveys the idea of spaciousness or breadth.

Usage: The Greek word "platus" is used to describe something that is broad or wide. In the New Testament, it is often used metaphorically to describe paths or ways, particularly in the context of moral or spiritual choices.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, the concept of a "broad" path was often associated with ease and comfort, as wider roads were typically more accessible and less challenging to travel. This imagery is used in the New Testament to contrast the broad path with the narrow path, symbolizing the ease of following worldly desires versus the challenges of living a righteous life according to God's commandments.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
broad, subst. a street
NASB Translation
street (4), streets (5), wide (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4116: πλατύς

πλατύς, πλατεῖα, πλατύ (cf. Latinplanus, latus; Curtius, § 367 b; Vanicek, p. 552), from Homer down, the Sept. several times for רָחַב, broad: Matthew 7:13.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

wide.

From plasso; spread out "flat" ("plot"), i.e. Broad -- wide.

see GREEK plasso

Forms and Transliterations

πλατεια πλατεία πλατεῖα πλατείαις πλατείς πλατέος πλατύ πλατυσμόν πλατυσμώ plateia plateîa

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