ΠΛΑΤΥΝΟΥΣΙΝ, πλατυνουσιν
PLATYNOUSIN, platynousin
Sounds Like: plah-too-NOO-sin
Translations: they broaden, they enlarge, they make wide
From the root: ΠΛΑΤΥΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to broaden, enlarge, or make wide. It is often used in a literal sense, but can also be used metaphorically to describe expanding something, such as one's phylacteries (small boxes containing scripture worn by Jewish men during prayer) or the borders of one's garments, as a display of piety or importance. It is used here in the present active indicative, third person plural.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, Third Person, Plural
Strong’s number: G4116 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 23:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΛΑΤΥΝΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΝΠΛΑΤΥΝΟΝ — enlarge, make wide, broaden, expand
- ἘΠΛΑΤΥΝΑΝ — they widened, they enlarged, they opened wide
- ἘΠΛΑΤΥΝΑΣ — you enlarged, you made wide, you broadened, you expanded, you made room
- ἘΠΛΑΤΥΝΕΝ — he broadened, she broadened, it broadened, he enlarged, she enlarged, it enlarged, he expanded, she expanded, it expanded
- ἘΠΛΑΤΥΝΘΗ — was broadened, was enlarged, was made wide, was expanded, grew fat, became arrogant, became proud
- ἘΠΛΑΤΥΝΘΗΣΑΝ — they were broadened, they were enlarged, they were made wide
- ΕΠΛΑΤΥΝΑΝ — they broadened, they enlarged, they opened wide, they expanded
- ΕΠΛΑΤΥΝΑΣ — you widened, you enlarged, you made broad, you expanded
- ΕΠΛΑΤΥΝΕΝ — he broadened, he enlarged, he extended, he made wide, he made spacious
- ΕΠΛΑΤΥΝΘΗ — was widened, was enlarged, was made broad, was expanded, was opened wide
- ΠΕΠΛΑΤΥΝΤΑΙ — has been enlarged, has been broadened, has been made wide
- ΠΛΑΤΙΩ — to widen, to enlarge, to make broad, to expand
- ΠΛΑΤΥΝ — to widen, to enlarge, to make broad, to expand, to open wide
- ΠΛΑΤΥΝΑΙ — to widen, to enlarge, to make broad, to expand
- ΠΛΑΤΥΝΑΣΑ — having broadened, having widened, having enlarged, having spread out
- ΠΛΑΤΥΝΕΙΤΗΝ — they were widening, they were enlarging, they were making wide, they were making large
- ΠΛΑΤΥΝΕΤΑΙ — is widened, is broadened, is extended, is made wide, is made broad
- ΠΛΑΤΥΝΘΕΙΣΗ — having been broadened, having been enlarged, having been made wide
- ΠΛΑΤΥΝΘΗ — was widened, was enlarged, was made broad, was expanded
- ΠΛΑΤΥΝΘΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will be broadened, will be enlarged, will be extended, will be made wide
- ΠΛΑΤΥΝΘΗΤΕ — be ye enlarged, be ye broadened, open ye wide, open your hearts wide
- ΠΛΑΤΥΝΟΜΕΝΟΙ — being broadened, being widened, being enlarged, being expanded
- ΠΛΑΤΥΝΟΝ — widen, enlarge, make broad, open wide
- ΠΛΑΤΥΝΟΥ — broaden, enlarge, make wide, open wide, expand
- ΠΛΑΤΥΝΟΥΣΙ — they broaden, they enlarge, they make wide, they expand
- ΠΛΑΤΥΝΩ — to widen, to enlarge, to make broad, to expand, to open wide
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