GreekG1901Verb
ἐπεκτείνομαι
epekteinomai
“to reach out to”
1Occurrences
G1901Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to stretch (oneself) forward upon
middle voice from G1909 (ἐπί) and G1614 (ἐκτείνω);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to extend: mid., to stretch forward: with dative.
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Verb
Morphology Code
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Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
ἐπεκτείνομαι appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Philippians
1
Key Passages
Philippians 3:13BSB
Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
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