Lexical Summary platynō: to make broad Original Word: πλατύνωTransliteration: platynō Phonetic Spelling: (plat-oo'-no) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to make broad Meaning: to make broad Strong's Concordance make broad, enlarge. From platus; to widen (literally or figuratively) -- make broad, enlarge. see GREEK platus Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4115: πλατύνωπλατύνω; passive, perfect 3 person singular πεπλάτυνται (see μιαίνω); 1 aorist ἐπλατυνθην; (πλατύς); to make broad, to enlarge: τί, Matthew 23:5; ἡ καρδία ἡμῶν πεπλάτυνται, our heart expands itself namely, to receive you into it, i. e. to welcome and embrace you in love, 2 Corinthians 6:11 (πλατύνειν τήν καρδίαν for לֵב הִרְחִב, to open the heart namely, to instruction, Psalm 118:32 |