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wide

Meaning of “wide”

Sense 1: Broad, spacious, or opened to a great extent. Sense 2: As an adverb, fully or far apart.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
15 occurrences15 verses9 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Deuteronomy 15:8

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Matthew 7:13
¶ Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 7:13 · retained source text

¶ Enter ye in at the strait gate, for wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which goe in thereat:

1611 marginal noteLuk. 13.24.

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At a distance or with great extent.

volume 2, leaf 929, column 3 (main_dictionary)

Broad; having considerable distance or extent between the sides; spacious.

volume 2, leaf 929, column 3 (main_dictionary)