Enlarge - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Enlarge

[ 1,,G3170, megaluno ]
denotes to make great" (from megas, "great"), Matthew 23:5, "enlarge;" 2 Corinthians 10:15, AV, "enlarged," RV, "magnified;" elsewhere in the AV it is rendered by the verb "to magnify," except in Luke 1:58, AV, "had showed great (mercy)," RV, "had magnified (His mercy); See Luke 1:46; Acts 5:13; Acts 10:46; Acts 19:17; Philippians 1:20. See MAGNIFY.

[ 2,,G4115, platuno ]
"to make broad," from platus, "broad," is translated "enlarged" in 2 Corinthians 6:11, 2 Corinthians 6:13 (metaphorically), "make broad," Matthew 23:5 (literally). From the primary sense of freedom comes that of the joy that results from it. See BROAD. Cp. platos, "breadth," and plateia, "a street."

Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words