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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πλάτοςG4114width
Pronunciationplátos
Open lexicon entry →μῆκοςG3372length (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationmēkos
Open lexicon entry →ὕψοςG5311height
Pronunciationhýpsos
Elevation or exaltation, often representing heaven or the divine realm in theological contexts.
Open lexicon entry →βάθοςG899depth
Pronunciationbáthos
Depth used metaphorically for God's inscrutable wisdom, riches, and the spiritual poverty of believers.
Open lexicon entry →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".
Full entry for πλάτος καὶ μῆκος καὶ ὕψος καὶ βάθος (G4114, G3372, G5311, G899) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
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 patterns2Aligned forms4Case patternNominative (3)Number patternSingular (4)
Nominative · Singular · NeuterEph 3:18 · Rev 21:163×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterRev 20:91×
Word Origins
πλάτος καὶ μῆκος καὶ ὕψος καὶ βάθος is built from this root: