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Enlarge; Enlargement

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en -larj ´, en -larj´ment : "To enlarge" is very frequently used figuratively : "God enlarge Japheth" (Genesis 9:27 ), i.e. "make him a great nation"; or "Thou hast enlarged my steps under me" (2 Samuel 22:37 ), i.e. "Thou hast given me success." A very peculiar use of "enlarge" is found in the King James Version Psalm 4:1 : "Thou hast enlarged me" (the Revised Version (British and American) "set me at large"), i.e. "Thou hast given me freedom, deliverance from distress." "Our heart is enlarged" ( πλατύνω , platúnō ; 2 Corinthians 6:11 ), and "Be ye also enlarged" (2 Corinthians 6:13 ), express great love of one party to another. See also 1 Samuel 2:1 , "My mouth is enlarged," i.e. "full of praise." Ezekiel 41:7 , "were broader" (the King James Version "an enlarging").

Enlargement , the King James Version, Esther 4:14 from רוח , rāwaḥ , "to enlarge," "to respite," is rendered "relief" by the Revised Version (British and American) in better harmony with "deliverance" with which the word is paired.

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Enlarge; Enlargement'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​e/enlarge-enlargement.html. 1915.
 
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