Earnestly
ἐκτενέστερονStrong’s G1617ektenesteron
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Ektenesteron is the Greek word usually translated “more earnestly”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.”
Meaning
Usually translated “more earnestly”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- more earnestly 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἐκτενέστερον ektenesteron · earnestly
deeply, earnestly intensely, fervently, earnestly, deeply Lk. 22:44; Acts 12:5; 1Pet. 1:22*
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “earnestly” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EARNESTLY, adverb
ern'estly. Warmly; zealously; importunately; eagerly; with real desire.
- “Being in an agony, he prayed more earnestly” Luke 22:44“That ye should earnestly contend for the faith once delivered to the saints” Jude 1:3
- With fixed attention; with eagerness.“A certain maid looked earnestly upon him” Luke 22:56
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.