What does πλάτος · μῆκος · ὕψος · βάθος mean in the Bible?
πλάτος · μῆκος · ὕψος · βάθος is a Greek phrase meaning "width".
Greek · G4114, G3372, G5311, G899
πλάτος καὶ μῆκος καὶ ὕψος καὶ βάθος
Width · length (literally or figuratively) · height · depth
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πλάτος G4114 width
Pronunciation plátos
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μῆκος G3372 length (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation mēkos
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ὕψος G5311 height
Pronunciation hýpsos
Elevation or exaltation, often representing heaven or the divine realm in theological contexts.
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βάθος G899 depth
Pronunciation báthos
Depth used metaphorically for God's inscrutable wisdom, riches, and the spiritual poverty of believers.
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What does πλάτος καὶ μῆκος καὶ ὕψος καὶ βάθος (platos kai mēkos kai hypsos kai bathos) mean in the Bible?
πλάτος · μῆκος · ὕψος · βάθος is a Greek phrase meaning "width".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4114, G3372, G5311, G899?
G4114, G3372, G5311, G899 is connected to 4 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. width
Source Gloss
width
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 4 Case pattern Nominative (3) Number pattern Singular (4)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Eph 3:18 · Rev 21:16 3×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Rev 20:9 1×
Word Origins
πλάτος καὶ μῆκος καὶ ὕψος καὶ βάθος is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain