verb
epekteinemō
Greekἐπεκτείνομαι (epekteinomai)
Strong’sG1901
I strain after
stem epektein-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* ἐπ-εκ-τείνω
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1901 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| epekteinerōtosἐπεκτεινόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine | reaching forward | 1× |
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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epekteinemō | epekteineme | epekteinemi | epekteinema | epekteinemē | epekteinemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epekteinesō | epekteinese | epekteinesi | epekteinesa | epekteinesē | epekteineselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epekteinetō | epekteinete | epekteineti | epekteineta | epekteinetē | epekteinetelē |
| we 1st person plural | epekteinenō | epekteinene | epekteineni | epekteinena | epekteinenē | epekteinenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epekteinevō | epekteineve | epekteinevi | epekteineva | epekteinevē | epekteinevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epekteinelō | epekteinele | epekteineli | epekteinela | epekteinelē | epekteinelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epekteinemeiō | epekteinemeia | epekteinemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epekteineseiō | epekteineseia | epekteineseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epekteineteiō | epekteineteia | epekteineteiē |
| we 1st person plural | epekteineneiō | epekteineneia | epekteineneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epekteineveiō | epekteineveia | epekteineveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epekteineleiō | epekteineleia | epekteineleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epekteinesōr | epekteinesar | epekteinesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epekteinetōr | epekteinetar | epekteinetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epekteinevōr | epekteinevar | epekteinevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epekteinelōr | epekteinelar | epekteinelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epekteinemoiō | epekteinemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epekteinesoiō | epekteinesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epekteinetoiō | epekteinetoia |
| we 1st person plural | epekteinenoiō | epekteinenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epekteinevoiō | epekteinevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epekteineloiō | epekteineloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | epekteinerō | epekteineri | epekteinera | epekteinerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | epekteinerōtos1×ἐπεκτεινόμενος | epekteineritos | epekteineratos | epekteinerētos |
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
epektein 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
epekteinerōtos“reaching forward”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine1×
Philippians 3:13“reaching forward”adelfoir, mis miauton ouk logizemō katalambarē; henem de, teim men opisō epilanthanerōtos tei de emprosthen epekteinerōtos,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,