verb
platunimō
Greekπλατύνω (platunō)
Strong’sG4115
I enlarge
stem platun-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πλατύνω
(< πλατύς), [in LXX chiefly for רחב hi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4115 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidplat-oo'-no
to widen (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom G4116;
King Jamesmake broad, enlarge.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| platunalōπλατύνουσι | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | make … broad | 1× |
| platunitēπεπλάτυνται | has happened · he/she/itperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular | wide open | 1× |
| platunivarπλατύνθητε | happened · yeaorist passive imperative 2nd person plural | open wide | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | platunamō | platuname | platunami | platunama | platunamē | platunamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | platunasō | platunase | platunasi | platunasa | platunasē | platunaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | platunatō | platunate | platunati | platunata | platunatē | platunatelē |
| we 1st person plural | platunanō | platunane | platunani | platunana | platunanē | platunanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | platunavō | platunave | platunavi | platunava | platunavē | platunavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | platunalō1×πλατύνουσι | platunale | platunali | platunala | platunalē | platunalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | platunimō | platunime | platunimi | platunima | platunimē | platunimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | platunisō | platunise | platunisi | platunisa | platunisē | platuniselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | platunitō | platunite | platuniti | platunita | platunitē1×πεπλάτυνται | platunitelē |
| we 1st person plural | platuninō | platunine | platunini | platunina | platuninē | platuninelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | platunivō | platunive | platunivi | platuniva | platunivē | platunivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | platunilō | platunile | platunili | platunila | platunilē | platunilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | platunameiō | platunameia | platunameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | platunaseiō | platunaseia | platunaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | platunateiō | platunateia | platunateiē |
| we 1st person plural | platunaneiō | platunaneia | platunaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | platunaveiō | platunaveia | platunaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | platunaleiō | platunaleia | platunaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | platunimeiō | platunimeia | platunimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | platuniseiō | platuniseia | platuniseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | platuniteiō | platuniteia | platuniteiē |
| we 1st person plural | platunineiō | platunineia | platunineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | platuniveiō | platuniveia | platuniveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | platunileiō | platunileia | platunileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | platunasōr | platunasar | platunasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | platunatōr | platunatar | platunatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | platunavōr | platunavar | platunavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | platunalōr | platunalar | platunalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | platunisōr | platunisar | platunisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | platunitōr | platunitar | platunitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | platunivōr | platunivar1×πλατύνθητε | platunivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | platunilōr | platunilar | platunilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | platunamoiō | platunamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | platunasoiō | platunasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | platunatoiō | platunatoia |
| we 1st person plural | platunanoiō | platunanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | platunavoiō | platunavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | platunaloiō | platunaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | platunimoiō | platunimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | platunisoiō | platunisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | platunitoiō | platunitoia |
| we 1st person plural | platuninoiō | platuninoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | platunivoiō | platunivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | platuniloiō | platuniloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | platunarō | platunari | platunara | platunarē |
| acted on passive voice | platunirō | platuniri | platunira | platunirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | platunarōtos | platunaritos | platunaratos | platunarētos |
| acted on passive voice | platunirōtos | platuniritos | platuniratos | platunirētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
platun is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
platunalō“make … broad”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 23:5“make … broad”panteim de teim ergeim autoiu poialō pros tem theasira toi anthrōpoi; platunalō gar teim fulaktērieim autoiu kai megalunalō teim kraspedeim,All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
platunitē“wide open”has happened · he/she/itperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Corinthians 6:11“wide open”Tem stomem nu anoigatē pros vin, Korinthioir, tas kardias nu platunitē;We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.
platunivar“open wide”happened · yeaorist passive imperative 2nd person plural1×
2 Corinthians 6:13“open wide”tan de autan antimisthian, hōs teknei legamō, platunivar kai vis.As a fair exchange— I speak as to my children— open wide your hearts also.