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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4116. πλατύς (platus) -- Broad, wide</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4116.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/luke/24-29.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4116.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4116</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4115.htm" title="4115">◄</a> 4116. platus <a href="../greek/4117.htm" title="4117">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">platus: Broad, wide</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">πλατύς</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>platus<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>plä-toos'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(plat-oos')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Broad, wide<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>broad, wide; subst: a street.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the base of πλατύς (platys), meaning "broad" or "wide."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The concept of "broad" or "wide" in Hebrew can be found in words like רָחָב (rachab), Strong's Hebrew 7342, which also conveys the idea of spaciousness or breadth.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek word "platus" is used to describe something that is broad or wide. In the New Testament, it is often used metaphorically to describe paths or ways, particularly in the context of moral or spiritual choices.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the concept of a "broad" path was often associated with ease and comfort, as wider roads were typically more accessible and less challenging to travel. This imagery is used in the New Testament to contrast the broad path with the narrow path, symbolizing the ease of following worldly desires versus the challenges of living a righteous life according to God's commandments.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>broad, subst. a street<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>street (4), streets (5), wide (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4116: πλατύς</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">πλατύς</span></span>, <span class="greek2">πλατεῖα</span>, <span class="greek2">πλατύ</span> (cf. Latin<span class="latin">planus, latus</span>; <span class="abbreviation">Curtius</span>, § 367 b; <span class="abbreviation">Vanicek</span>, p. 552), from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down, the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> several times for <span class="hebrew">רָחַב</span>, <span class="accented">broad</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>wide. <p>From <a href="/greek/4111.htm">plasso</a>; spread out "flat" ("plot"), i.e. Broad -- wide. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4111.htm">plasso</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>πλατεια πλατεία πλατεῖα πλατείαις πλατείς πλατέος πλατύ πλατυσμόν πλατυσμώ plateia plateîa<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/7-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 7:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular">Adj-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πύλης ὅτι <b>πλατεῖα</b> ἡ πύλη</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> gate; for the gate <span class="itali">is wide</span> and the way<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> gate: for <span class="itali">wide</span> [is] the gate, and<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/7-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> gate for <span class="itali">wide</span> the gate<p><b><a href="/greek/4116.htm">Strong's Greek 4116</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4116.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/plateia_4116.htm">πλατεῖα — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4115.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4115"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4115" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4117.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4117"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4117" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>