KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of enlarge, meaning to make greater or wider. Sense 2: To set at liberty or give room.
Definition sources
First occurrence: 1 Samuel 2:1
Complete exact-word concordance
AND Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
¶ And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart reioyceth in the LORD, mine horne is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is inlarged ouer mine enemies: because I reioyce in thy saluation.
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
Thou hast enlarged my steps vnder me: so that my feet did not slip.
1611 marginal noteHebr. ancles.
HEAR me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
¶ Heare me, when I call, O God of my righteousnesse: thou hast inlarged mee when I was in distresse, haue mercy vpon me, and heare my prayer.
1611 marginal noteOr, bee gracious vnto me.
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
Thou hast enlarged my steppes vnder me; that my feete did not slippe.
1611 marginal noteHeb. mine ankles.
The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.
The troubles of my heart are inlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.
Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.
Therefore hell hath enlarged her selfe, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pompe, and hee that reioyceth, shall descend into it.
Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it.
Behinde the doores also and the posts hast thou set vp thy remembrance: for thou hast discouered thy selfe to an other then mee, and art gone vp: thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made a couenant with them: thou louedst their bed where thou sawest it.
1611 marginal noteOr, hewed it for thy selfe larger then theirs.
1611 marginal noteOr, thou prouidedst roome.
Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall feare and be inlarged, because the abundance of the Sea shalbe conuerted vnto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come vnto thee.
1611 marginal noteOr, noise of the Sea shalbe turned toward thee.
1611 marginal noteOr, wealth
O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.
O yee Corinthians, our mouth is open vnto you, our heart is enlarged.
Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged.
Nowe for a recompense in the same, (I speake as vnto my children) be ye also inlarged.
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Increased in bulk; extended in dimension; expanded; dilated; augmented; released from confinement or straits.
