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πλατύνω

πλατύνω, to widen, make wide

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πλατύνουσι aorist active subjunctive 3rd plural, present active participle masculine dative plural, present active participle neuter dative plural, present active indicative 3rd plural of πλατύνω

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πλᾰτύν-ω, (πλατύς)
  • widen, τὰ φυλακτήρια Ev.Matt. 23.5; τὴν εἰσβολήν J. BJ 5.8.1; π. τὸ στῖφος widen it out, ib. 5.2.1; τοὺς ἐφεξῆς στίχους Arr. Tact. 17.2: metaph., τὴν ψυχὴν εὐγενεστέραν τῆς φύσεως πλατύνας IG 5(2).268.12 (Mantinea, i B.C.):—Med., τὴν γῆν πλατύνεσθαι widen oneʼs territory, X. Cyr. 5.5.34:—Pass., grow broad, widen out, Arist. Mir. 841a2, Mu. 393a23, etc.; of the pupils, to be dilated, Plu. Isid. 2.376f: metaph., ἡ καρδία πεπλάτυνται is opened, relieved from care, 2 Ep.Cor. 6.11; ἐπλάτυνας τὴν καρδίαν μου LXX Ps. 118(119).32.
      • 2 ἐπλατύνθη . . τὸ στόμα μου was opened wide, ib. 1 Ki. 2.1: hence, metaph., μὴ πλατυνθῇ ἡ καρδία be puffed up, ib. De. 11.16:—Med., talk big of oneself, τί πλατύνεαι, ἠλίθιος ὥς; Timo 34.4.
      • 3 pronounce broadly, τὴν φωνήν Hermog. Id. 1.6, Harp. s.v. λαρυγγίζειν.
      • 4 amplify, τὸν λόγον Phld. Ind.Sto. 24; τὴν ἑρμηνείαν Hermog. Prog. 3:—Pass., διήγησις πλατύνεται τρόποις Id. Inv. 2.7: abs., use amplification, D.H. Din. 6.

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