verb
ekteinamō
Greekἐκτείνω (ekteinō)
Strong’sG1614
I stretch out, cast forth
stem ektein-16 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐκ-τείνω
[in LXX for שָׁלַח, נָטָה, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1614 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidek-ti'-no
to extend
Fromfrom G1537 and teino (to stretch);
King Jamescast, put forth, stretch forth (out).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| ekteinasiἐκτενεῖς | will happen · youfuture active indicative 2nd person singular | stretch out | 1× |
| ekteinataἐξέτεινεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | stretched … out | 2× |
| ekteinavaἐξετείνατε | happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural | lay | 1× |
| ekteinasarἜκτεινον | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | stretch out | 3× |
| ekteinarōἐκτείνειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | stretch out | 2× |
| ekteinaratosἐκτείνας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | stretched out | 7× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekteinamō | ekteiname | ekteinami | ekteinama | ekteinamē | ekteinamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekteinasō | ekteinase | ekteinasi1×ἐκτενεῖς | ekteinasa | ekteinasē | ekteinaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekteinatō | ekteinate | ekteinati | ekteinata2×ἐξέτεινεν | ekteinatē | ekteinatelē |
| we 1st person plural | ekteinanō | ekteinane | ekteinani | ekteinana | ekteinanē | ekteinanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekteinavō | ekteinave | ekteinavi | ekteinava1×ἐξετείνατε | ekteinavē | ekteinavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekteinalō | ekteinale | ekteinali | ekteinala | ekteinalē | ekteinalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekteinameiō | ekteinameia | ekteinameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekteinaseiō | ekteinaseia | ekteinaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekteinateiō | ekteinateia | ekteinateiē |
| we 1st person plural | ekteinaneiō | ekteinaneia | ekteinaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekteinaveiō | ekteinaveia | ekteinaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekteinaleiō | ekteinaleia | ekteinaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ekteinasōr | ekteinasar3×Ἔκτεινον | ekteinasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekteinatōr | ekteinatar | ekteinatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekteinavōr | ekteinavar | ekteinavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ekteinalōr | ekteinalar | ekteinalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekteinamoiō | ekteinamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekteinasoiō | ekteinasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekteinatoiō | ekteinatoia |
| we 1st person plural | ekteinanoiō | ekteinanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekteinavoiō | ekteinavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekteinaloiō | ekteinaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | ekteinarō2×ἐκτείνειν | ekteinari | ekteinara | ekteinarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 7 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | ekteinarōtos | ekteinaritos | ekteinaratos7×ἐκτείνας | ekteinarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
ektein is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
16 occurrences, every one of them listed
ekteinasi“stretch out”will happen · youfuture active indicative 2nd person singular1×
John 21:18“stretch out”amēn amēn legamō si, hote ase neoteros, zōnase siauton kai peripatase hopou thelase; hotan de gēraskaseia, ekteinasi tain cheirain su, kai allos sin zōnati kai ferati hopou ouk thelasō.Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”
ekteinata“stretched … out”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 12:13“stretched … out”tote legatō to anthrōpo; Ekteinasar su tan cheiran; kai ekteinata, kai apokathistanita hugias hōs tas allas.Then Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored to full use, just like the other.
Mark 3:5“stretched … out”kai peribleperatos autoin meta orgau, sulluperōtos epi ta pōrōsia tau kardiau autoiu, legatō to anthrōpo; Ekteinasar tan cheiran; kai ekteinata, kai apokathistanita tas cheiras autou.Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.
ekteinava“lay”happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Luke 22:53“lay”kata hēmeran arōtou mu meta vu en te hiere ouk ekteinava tain cheirain epi min; alla houtas atō vu tas hōras kai tas exousias teu skoteu.Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.”
ekteinasar“stretch out”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular3×
Matthew 12:13“stretch out”tote legatō to anthrōpo; Ekteinasar su tan cheiran; kai ekteinata, kai apokathistanita hugias hōs tas allas.Then Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored to full use, just like the other.
Mark 3:5“stretch out”kai peribleperatos autoin meta orgau, sulluperōtos epi ta pōrōsia tau kardiau autoiu, legatō to anthrōpo; Ekteinasar tan cheiran; kai ekteinata, kai apokathistanita tas cheiras autou.Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.
Luke 6:10“stretch out”kai peribleperatos pantoin autoin legata auto; Ekteinasar tan cheiran su; tos de poiata, kai apokathistanita tas cheiras autou.And after looking around at all of them, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and it was restored.
ekteinarō“stretch out”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive2×
Acts 4:30“stretch out”en te tan cheiran su ekteinarō sin eis iasian kai sēmeim kai terateim ginerō dia teu onomeu tou hagiou paidou su Iēsu.as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”
Acts 27:30“putting out”toiu de nautoiu zētarōtoiu feugara ek teu ploieu kai chalaratoiu tan skafan eis tan thalassan profasia hōs ek prōrau ankurain mellarōtoiu ekteinarō,Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
ekteinaratos“stretched out”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine7×
Matthew 8:3“stretched out”kai ekteinaratos tan cheiran hapteta autou legarōtos; Thelamō, katharizisar; kai eutheōs katharizita autou tas lepras.Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Matthew 12:49“stretching out”kai ekteinaratos tan cheiran autou epi toin mathētoin autou legata; Idou tas mētēras mu kai tois adelfois mu;Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers.
Matthew 14:31“reached out”eutheōs de tos Iēsus ekteinaratos tan cheiran epilambeta autou kai legatō auto; Oligopistor, eis tinem distazasa?Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?”
Matthew 26:51“stretched out”kai idou henos toiu meta Iēsu ekteinaratos tan cheiran apospata tan machairan autou kai patassaratos ton doulon tou archierevou afairata autou tem ōtiem.At this, one of Jesus’ companions drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
Mark 1:41“stretched out”kai orgiziratos ekteinaratos tan cheiran autou hapteta kai legatō auto; Thelamō, katharizisar;Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!”
Luke 5:13“stretched out”kai ekteinaratos tan cheiran hapteta autou legaratos; Thelamō, katharizisar; kai eutheōs tas lepras aperchata apo autou.Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
Acts 26:1“stretched out”Agrippaos de pros ton Paulon fēate; Epitrepitō si huper siautou legarō. tote tos Paulos ekteinaratos tan cheiran apologete;Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense: