πλάτος G4114
Breadth, width; a spatial dimension describing the lateral extent of something.
A noun from the adjective platys (broad), platos refers to breadth or width as a spatial dimension. Paul invokes it in a remarkable prayer that believers might grasp the breadth, length, height, and depth of Christ's love (Eph 3:18)—a four-dimensional metaphor for love that surpasses knowledge. In Revelation, it measures the vast expanse of the earth across which Gog and Magog march (20:9) and the equal dimensions of the cubic New Jerusalem (21:16). German and French both render it simply as 'Breite,' underscoring its straightforward spatial meaning.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Breadth or width as a spatial measurement or dimension. Ephesians 3:18 uses it metaphorically as one of four dimensions of Christ's incomprehensible love. Revelation 20:9 describes the breadth of the earth over which hostile armies spread, while Revelation 21:16 records the city's equal length, breadth, and height—a perfect cube echoing the Holy of Holies. The consistent rendering across languages (Spanish 'anchura,' French and German 'Breite') confirms this as a basic spatial term elevated in Scripture to theological significance. 4×
AR["العَرضُ", "العَرْضُ", "عَرْضِ", "عَرْضِها"]·ben["প্রস্থ", "প্রস্থে"]·DE["Breite"]·EN["breadth"]·FR["Breite"]·heb["הָרֹחַב", "רֹחַב"]·HI["चौड़ाई", "चौदऐ"]·ID["lebar", "lebar,"]·IT["platos"]·jav["wiyar", "wiyar,", "wiyaripun"]·KO["너비가", "너비와", "넓은-곳", "넓이와,"]·PT["largura", "largura,"]·RU["ширина", "широта,", "широту"]·ES["anchura", "anchura,", "anchura."]·SW["upana", "upana,", "upana."]·TR["genislik", "genişliği", "genişliğinin"]·urd["چوڑائی"]
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
πλάτος [ᾰ], εος, τό, (πλατύς) __A breadth, width, σώματος Refs 4th c.BC+ in breadth. Refs 5th c.BC+ __A.b in Mathematics texts, breadth, i.e. the second dimension, ἐν μήκει καὶ π. καὶ βάθει Refs 5th c.BC+; κατὰ π., opposed to κατὰ μῆκος, κατὰ βάθος, Refs __A.2 plane surface, Refs 5th c.BC+ __A.3 latitude, whether terrestrial or celestial, Refs 1st c.BC+ __A.4 metaphorically, plane, ἐν τῷ ψυχικῷ…