To stretch out
προτείνωStrong’s G4385proteinō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Proteinō is the Greek word usually translated “stretched forward”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?”
Meaning
Usually translated “stretched forward”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- they stretched forward 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
προτείνω proteinō · to stretch out
προ-τείνω, [in LXX: 2Ma_7:1-42, 3Ma_2:1 * ;] to stretch out, stretch forth: of preparations for scourging (see Field, Notes, 136 f.), Act.22:25.† (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.