adjective
ektenesterem
Greekἐκτενέστερον (ektenesteron)
Strong’sG1617
more earnestly
stem ektenester-once in the New Testament0 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Strong’s G1617 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidek-ten-es'-ter-on
more intently
Fromneuter of the comparative of G1618;
King Jamesmore earnestly.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | ektenesteros | ektenesteras | ektenesterem | ektenesterois | ektenesterais | ektenestereim |
| object accusative | ektenesteron | ektenesteran | ektenesteroin | ektenesterain | ||
| direct address vocative | ektenesteror | ektenesterar | ektenesteroir | ektenesterair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | ektenesterou | ektenesterau | ektenestereu | ektenesteroiu | ektenesteraiu | ektenestereiu |
| to, for dative | ektenestero | ektenestera | ektenestere | ektenesteroi | ektenesterai | ektenesterei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
ektenester 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
ektenesterem1×
Luke 22:44“more earnestly”kai gineratos en agōnia ektenesterem proseuchete; kai gineta tos hidrōos autou hōsei thrombois haimeu katabainarōtois epi tan gēan.And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.