εὐρῠχωρ-ος G2149
Spacious, broad, wide; having ample room or width
This adjective describes physical breadth or spaciousness—something wide, roomy, or expansive. Jesus uses it in the Sermon on the Mount to describe the road leading to destruction: 'the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction' (Matthew 7:13). The broad, spacious path requires no struggle to stay on—it accommodates every inclination, making it tragically popular while leading to ruin.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Jesus' two-roads teaching (Matthew 7:13) contrasts the spacious way with the narrow path to life. The broad road's width symbolizes its ease and popularity—no self-denial required, no fighting against the current, plenty of company. The translations ('broad,' 'espacioso,' 'spacieux') preserve the spatial metaphor. This spaciousness that seems so attractive proves deadly, while the constricted path that requires struggle leads to life. 1×
AR["رَحبٌ"]·ben["প্রশস্ত"]·DE["εὐρύχωρος"]·EN["broad"]·FR["spacieux"]·heb["מַרְוָחָה"]·HI["खुला"]·ID["luas"]·IT["euruchoros"]·jav["jembar"]·KO["널찍하다"]·PT["espaçoso"]·RU["просторный"]·ES["espacioso"]·SW["wasaa"]·TR["enli"]·urd["کشادہ"]
Related Senses
H8033 1. There (locative adverb) (835×)H7760a 1. put, place, set physically (444×)H8064 1. heavens / sky (329×)H5439 1. around, all around (spatial) (319×)H4057b 1. wilderness, desert region (270×)H3220 1. sea, body of water (269×)H0520a 1. cubit (unit of length) (246×)H0127 1. ground, land (territory) (210×)H3383 1. Jordan River (proper noun) (183×)G1093 1. earth, the world (176×)H5800a 1. forsake, abandon (Qal active) (166×)H8121 1. sun (celestial body) (133×)H7126 1. offer, present sacrificially (122×)H6828 1. north, cardinal direction (120×)H2351 1. outside, exterior space (119×)H5104 1. river, stream (119×)H7341 1. width, breadth (101×)G1563 1. there (95×)H7126 2. draw near, approach (95×)G2281 1. sea, large body of water (91×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
εὐρῠχωρ-ος, ον, roomy, wide, Refs 4th c.BC+; τὰ εὐ. wide spaces, Aen.Refs 3rd c.BC+