Lexical Definition
πλατύς platýs (plat-oos') street G:N-F / G:A-F
from πλάσσω
wide.
- spread out "flat" ("plot"), i.e. broad
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| πλατύ | spacious | LXX.Neh.4.19 • LXX.Ezek.23.32 |
| πλατεῖα | street | Rev.21.21 |
| wide | Matt.7.13 | |
| πλατειῶν | streets | Matt.6.5 |
| πλατείσ | spacious | LXX.Isa.33.21 |
| πλατείασ | street | Rev.11.8 • Rev.22.2 |
| streets | Luke.10.10 • Luke.14.21 • Acts.5.15 | |
| πλατείαισ | streets | Matt.12.19 • Luke.13.26 |
| their broad | LXX.Ps.144.14 | |
| πλατεία | spacious | LXX.Gen.34.10 • LXX.Gen.34.21 • LXX.Neh.9.35 • LXX.Ps.119.96 |
| was spacious | LXX.Neh.7.4 | |
| πλατέοσ | broad | LXX.Neh.3.8 • LXX.Neh.12.38 |
Abbott-Smith
πλατύς, -εῖα, -ύ, [in LXX for רָחָב;]
broad: Mt 7:13. As subst., ἡ π. (sc. ὁδός), [in LXX chiefly for רְחֹב;] a street: Mt 6:5 12:19(LXX), Mk 6:56, WH, mg., Lk 10:10 13:26 14:21, Ac 5:15, Re 11:8 21:21 22:2.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 6:5 · 7:13 · 12:19 |
| Mark | 6:56 |
| Luke | 10:10 · 13:26 · 14:21 |
| Acts | 5:15 |
| Revelation | 11:8 · 21:21 · 22:2 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πλατύς, εῖα, ύ,
Ionic dialect feminine πλατέα [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—wide, broad, τελαμών [Refs 8th c.BC+]; αἰπόλια πλατέ᾽ αἰγῶν broad herds, i.e. large or spread over a wide space,[Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὴν ὁδὸν τὴν π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; similarly, π. ὁδὸς τῶν θεῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 flat, level, χῶρος π. καὶ πολλός [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κάρυα τὰ π., i.e. chestnuts, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σελάχη, ἰχθύες, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 of a man, broad-shouldered, οὐ γὰρ οἱ πλατεῖς, οὐδ᾽ εὐρύνωτοι [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 of seasons, far advanced, ἔαρ Procl.ad [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__5 metaphorically, π. ὅρκος a broad strong oath, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατάγελως π. flat (i.e. downright) mockery, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. φλήναφος Amelius cited in [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; but πλατὺ γελάσαι, καταγελᾶν, laugh loud and rudely, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__6 broad, of pronunciation, π. λέξις [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__7 diffuse, λέξις [Refs 1st c.BC+] adverb -έως[Refs] in fuller detail, διαλεξόμεθα [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; -υτέρως Tz.ad [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: superlative -υτάτως[Refs]
__7.b adverb -έως loosely, opposed to ἀκριβῶς, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__8 widespread, frequent, χρῆσις [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__9 π. δρόμος, = Latin cursus clabularis, [Refs 6th c.AD+]
__II substantive πλατεῖα (i.e. ὁδός,[Refs 2nd c.AD+], ἡ, street, [NT+4th c.BC+]; ἡ ἱερωτάτη π. [Refs]
__II.b (i.e. χείρ) flat of the hand, ταῖσι πλατείαις τυπτόμενος [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.c a kind of dish or cup, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II.d broad stripe or border, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III salt, brackish, πλατυτέροισι ἐχρέωντο τοῖσι πόμασι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πλατέα or πλατύτερα ὕδατα, [Refs 8th c.BC+], is not the salt, but the broad, Hellespont,[Refs 4th c.BC+]. (Cf. Sanskrit pṛthú- 'broad', práthati 'spread out', etc. But in signification [Refs]pa[tnull]u- 'sharp', 'pungent', tripa[tnull]u 'the three saline substances'.)
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Gen.19.2 ☩ Matt.12.19