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πλα^τύν-ω , (πλατύς)
A.widen,τὰ φυλακτήριαEv.Matt.23.5; “τὴν εἰσβολήνJ.BJ5.8.1; π. τὸ στῖφος widen it out, ib.5.2.1; “τοὺς ἐφεξῆς στίχουςArr.Tact.17.2: metaph., “τὴν ψυχὴν εὐγενεστέραν τῆς φύσεως πλατύναςIG5(2).268.12 (Mantinea, i B.C.):—Med., τὴν γῆν πλατύνεσθαι widen one's territory, X.Cyr.5.5.34:—Pass., grow broad, widen out, Arist.Mir.841a2, Mu. 393a23, etc.; of the pupils, to be dilated, Plu.2.376f: metaph., “ καρδία πεπλάτυνταιis opened, relieved from care, 2 Ep.Cor.6.11; “ἐπλάτυνας τὴν καρδίαν μουLXXPs.118(119).32.
2. ἐπλατύνθη . . τὸ στόμα μου was opened wide, ib. 1 Ki.2.1: hence, metaph., μὴ πλατυνθῇ καρδία be puffed up, ib.De.11.16:—Med., talk big of oneself, τί πλατύνεαι, ἠλίθιος ὥς; Timo 34.4.
3. pronounce broadly,τὴν φωνήνHermog.Id.1.6, Harp. s.v. λαρυγγίζειν.
4. amplify,τὸν λόγονPhld.Ind.Sto.24; “τὴν ἑρμηνείανHermog.Prog.3:—Pass., “διήγησις πλατύνεται τρόποιςId.Inv.2.7: abs., use amplification, D.H.Din.6.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (10):
    • Flavius Josephus, The Jewish War, 5.8.1
    • Flavius Josephus, The Jewish War, 5.2.1
    • Old Testament, Deuteronomy, 34.4
    • New Testament, 2 Corinthians, 6.11
    • Xenophon, Cyropaedia, 5.5.34
    • Old Testament, 1 Samuel, 2.1
    • Old Testament, Deuteronomy, 11.16
    • New Testament, Matthew, 23.5
    • Arrian, Tactica, 17.2
    • Dionysius of Halicarnassus, De Dinarcho, 6
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