"a street, broad way, Mt. 6:5; 12:19; Lk. 10:10"
Definition and meaning
a street, broad way, Mt. 6:5; 12:19; Lk. 10:10
In the original Greek the word is written: πλατεῖα
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of plateia (G4113) across the King James Bible.
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.
He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,
Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
So 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.
Insomuch 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.
And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
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Common questions
Strong's G4113 (plateia) is a Greek word that means: a street, broad way, Mt. 6:5; 12:19; Lk. 10:10 It appears 9 times in the King James Bible.
The word plateia (G4113) appears 9 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4113 is plateia, a Greek word defined as: a street, broad way, Mt. 6:5; 12:19; Lk. 10:10. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
plateia is a Greek word found in the New Testament.