ἐκτείνω ekteinō
Greek word for “to stretch out” · Strong’s G1614 · used 16 times in 14 verses
Meaning
ἐκ-τείνω; to stretch out or forth: τ.
How it is translated
Glosses given for ekteinō in context, with how often each is used:
- having stretched out 7
- do stretch out 3
- stretched it out 2
- did you stretch out 1
- will stretch forth 1
- stretching out 1
- cast out 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Matthew 12 (2), Matthew 8 (1), Matthew 14 (1), Matthew 26 (1), Mark 1 (1), Mark 3 (1), Luke 5 (1), Luke 6 (1), Luke 22 (1), John 21 (1)
Forms
- ἐκτείνας 7
- ἐξέτεινεν 2
- ἔκτεινον 2
- ἐκτείνειν 2
- ἔκτεινόν 1
- ἐξετείνατε 1
- ἐκτενεῖς 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with ekteinō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- χείρ cheir “hand” 13
- ἀποκαθίστημι apokathistēmi “to restore” 3
- καθαρίζω katharizō “to clean” 3
- ἅπτω haptō “to touch” 3
- λέπρα lepra “leprosy” 2
- θέλω thelō “to will/desire” 4
- περιβλέπω periblepō “to look around” 2
- εὐθέως eutheōs “immediately” 3
- μετά meta “with/after” 3
- ἄλλος allos “another” 2
- τότε tote “then” 2
- ἰδού idou “look!” 2
Key verses
The verses using ekteinō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Matthew 8:3 — And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
- Matthew 12:49 — And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
- Matthew 14:31 — And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
- Matthew 26:51 — And, 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 1:41 — And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
- Mark 3:5 — And 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…
- Luke 5:13 — And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.
- Luke 6:10 — And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
- Luke 22:53 — When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
- John 21:18 — Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt…
- Acts 4:30 — By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.
- Acts 26:1 — Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:
See all 14 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.