Epekteinomai ἐπεκτείνομαι
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| ἐπεκτείνομαι | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | epekteinomai |
| Strong's number | G1901 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to reach out to |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Epekteinomai (Greek ἐπεκτείνομαι, Strong's G1901) is a Greek verb meaning “to reach out to”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.
Definition
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | forth (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | straining toward (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Epekteinomai, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Philippians
- Philippians 3:13Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).