To stretch out
ἐκτείνωStrong’s G1614ekteinō
Appears in 14 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ekteinō is the Greek word usually translated “having stretched out”, “do stretch out” and “stretched out”. It appears in 14 verses of the New Testament.
“And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.”
Meaning
Usually translated “having stretched out”, “do stretch out” and “stretched out”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- having stretched out 7
- do stretch out 3
- he stretched out 2
- did you stretch out 1
- you will stretch forth 1
- stretching out 1
- to cast out 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 5
- Luke 3
- Acts 3
- Mark 2
- John 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 12:13Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
- Matthew 12:49And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
- Matthew 14:31And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
- Matthew 26:51And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest’s, and smote off his ear.
- Mark 1:41And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
- Mark 3:5And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
Greek dictionary
ἐκτείνω ekteinō · to stretch out
ἐκ-τείνω [in LXX for שָׁלַח, נָטָה, etc. ;] to stretch out or forth: τ. χεῖρα (as often in LXX), Mat.8:3 12:13 14:31 26:51, Mrk.1:41 3:5, Luk.5:13 6:10 Jhn.21:18, Act.26:1; before ἐπί, with accusative of person(s), towards, Mat.12:49; against, Luk.22:53; εἰς ἴασιν, Act.4:30; of anchors, to cast, Act.27:30.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.