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Broad

εὐρύχωροςStrong’s G2149

euruchōros

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Euruchōros is the Greek word usually translated “broad”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:”
Matthew 7:13 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “broad”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • broad 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    εὐρύχωρος euruchōros · broad

    εὐρύ-χωρος, -ον (εὐρύς, broad + χώρα), [in LXX for רָחַב ni., and cognate forms (Isa.30:23, al.), exc. 2Ch.18:9 (גֹּרֶן ;) spacious, broad: Mat.7:13.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “broad” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    BROAD, adjective

    brawd. [Latin gradior; a root of extensive use.]

    1. Wide; extended in breadth, or from side to side, as distinguished from long, or extended from end to end.
    2. Wide; extensive; vast; as the broad expanse of ocean.
    3. Large; as a broad mixture of falsehood.
    4. Open; clear; not covered, confined or concealed; as in broad sunshine.
    All definitions
    1. Gross; coarse; as broad mirth; broad nonsense.
    2. Plain; tending to obscenity; as a broad comment.
    3. Bold; not delicate; not reserved; as broad words.
    4. Comprehensive.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.