verb
platunomō
Strong’sG4115
I enlarge
stem platun-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(πλατύς) widen, τὰ φυλακτήρια NT+1st c.AD+; π. τὸ στῖφος widen it out,Refs 1st c.BC+ —middle, τὴν γῆν πλατύνεσθαι widen one's territory, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, grow broad, widen out, Refs 4th c.BC+; of the pupils, to be dilated, Refs 1st c.AD+is opened, relieved from care, LXX+NT
2 ἐπλατύνθη.. τὸ στόμα μου was opened wide,LXX be puffed up,LXX:—middle, talk big of oneself, τί πλατύνεαι, ἠλίθιος ὥ; Refs
3 pronounce broadly, τὴν φωνήν Refs 1st c.AD+
4 amplify, τὸν λόγον Refs 1st c.BC+:—passive, διήγησις πλατύνεται τρόποις Refs: absolutely, use amplification, Refs 1st c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| platunalōπλατύνουσι | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | make … broad | 1× |
| platunotēπεπλάτυνται | has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or 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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | platunomō | platunome | platunomē | platunomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | platunosō | platunose | platunosē | platunoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | platunotō | platunote | platunotē1×πεπλάτυνται | platunotelē |
| we 1st person plural | platunonō | platunone | platunonē | platunonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | platunovō | platunove | platunovē | platunovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | platunolō | platunole | platunolē | platunolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | platunimi | platunima |
| you 2nd person singular | platunisi | platunisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | platuniti | platunita |
| we 1st person plural | platunini | platunina |
| ye 2nd person plural | platunivi | platuniva |
| they 3rd person plural | platunili | platunila |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | platunomeiō | platunomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | platunoseiō | platunoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | platunoteiō | platunoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | platunoneiō | platunoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | platunoveiō | platunoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | platunoleiō | platunoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | platunimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | platuniseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | platuniteia |
| we 1st person plural | platunineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | platuniveia |
| they 3rd person plural | platunileia |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | platunosōr | platunosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | platunotōr | platunotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | platunovōr | platunovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | platunolōr | platunolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | platunisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | platunitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | platunivar1×πλατύνθητε |
| they 3rd person plural | platunilar |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | platunomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | platunosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | platunotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | platunonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | platunovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | platunoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | platunimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | platunisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | platunitoia |
| we 1st person plural | platuninoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | platunivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | 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 |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | platunorō | platunorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | platuniri | platunira |
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 | platunarōntos | platunarintos | platunarantos | platunarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | platunorōntos | platunorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | platunirintos | platunirantos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
platunalō“make … broad”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 23:5“make … broad”… poialō pros tem theasira toi anthrōpoi; platunalō gar teim fulaktērieim autoiu kai megalunalō …… are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
platunotē“wide open”has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Corinthians 6:11“wide open”… pros vin, Korinthioir, tas kardias nu platunotē;… spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are …
platunivar“open wide”happened · yeaorist passive imperative 2nd person plural1×
2 Corinthians 6:13… de autan antimisthian, hōs teknei legamō, platunivar kai vis.… I speak as to my children— open wide your hearts also.