Wide street/road
πλατεῖαStrong’s G4116plateia
Appears in 10 verses of the New Testament
In short
Plateia is the Greek word usually translated “streets”, “street” and “wide”. It appears in 10 verses of the New Testament.
“And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.”
Meaning
Usually translated “streets”, “street” and “wide”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- streets 6
- street 3
- wide 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 3
- Luke 3
- Revelation 3
- Acts 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 7:13Enter 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 12:19He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
- Luke 10:10But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,
- Luke 13:26Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
- Luke 14:21So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
- Acts 5:15Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
Greek dictionary
πλατεῖα plateia · wide street/road
πλατεία, -ας, ἡ, see: πλατύς. πλατύς, -εῖα, -ύ [in LXX for רָחָב ;] broad: Mat.7:13. As subst., ἡ π. (sc. ὁδός), [in LXX chiefly for רָחָב ;] a street: Mat.6:5 12:19" (LXX), Mrk.6:56, WH, mg., Luk.10:10 13:26 14:21, Act.5:15, Rev.11:8 21:21 22:2.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “street” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
STREET, noun
[Latin, strewed or spread. See Strew.]
- Properly, a paved way or road; but in usage, any way or road in a city, chiefly a main way, in distinction from a lane or alley.
- Among the people of New England, any public highway.
- Streets, plural, any public way, road or place.“That there be no complaining in our streets” Psalms 144:14
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.