πλατεῖα
plateia (G4116)
wide street/road
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The Greek word pla·tei·a (坪ˈテΑΑ, G4116) refers to a wide street or road. Its primary function is to facilitate movement and travel. As a place for circulation, a pla·tei·a is a hub for activity, allowing people and goods to pass through. In its 10 instances in the Bible, pla·tei·a appears in various contexts, from the crowded streets of Jerusalem where Jesus walked to the bustling thoroughfares of other ancient cities like Ephesus and Corinth. Its wide expanse makes it suitable for public gatherings, commerce, and everyday life. The pla·tei·a represents a transitional space – neither entirely public nor private, but where social, economic, and spiritual interactions often occur. The significance of pla·tei·a lies in its reflection of ancient urban life and the connections between people, places, and activities. Its use in the Bible highlights the dynamic, human-focused environments within which biblical events unfolded.
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“When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward.
“Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it.
He will not strive, nor shout; neither will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
But into whatever city you enter, and they don’t receive you, go out into its streets and say,
Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’
“That servant came, and told 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 the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.’
They even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on cots and mattresses, so that as Peter came by, at the least his shadow might overshadow some of them.
Their dead bodies will be in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.
The twelve gates were twelve pearls. Each one of the gates was made of one pearl. The street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.
in the middle of its street. On this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruits, yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.