To explain/expose
ἐκτίθημιStrong’s G1620ektithēmi
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ektithēmi is the Greek word usually translated “when was being exposed”, “was explaining” and “expounded”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.”
Meaning
Usually translated “when was being exposed”, “was explaining” and “expounded”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- when was being exposed 1
- he was explaining 1
- they expounded 1
- he was expounding 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 4
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 11:4But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,
- Acts 18:26And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.
- Acts 28:23And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.
Greek dictionary
ἐκτίθημι ektithēmi · to explain/expose
ἐκ-τίθημι [in LXX for נָתַן ni., etc. ;] to set out, expose: Act.7:21, Metaphorical, to set forth, expound: Act.11:4 28:23; with accusative of thing(s), Act.18:26.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “expounded” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EXPOUND'ED, participle passive
Explained; laid open; interpreted.
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.