verb
proteinamō
Greekπροτείνω (proteinō)
Strong’sG4385
I stretch out, tie up
stem protein-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** προ-τείνω, [in LXX: II Mac7, III Mac 2:1*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4385 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidprot-i'-no
to protend, i.e. tie prostrate (for scourging)
Fromfrom G4253 and τείνω (to stretch);
King Jamesbind.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| proteinalaπροέτειναν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | stretched … out | 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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proteinamō | proteiname | proteinami | proteinama | proteinamē | proteinamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | proteinasō | proteinase | proteinasi | proteinasa | proteinasē | proteinaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proteinatō | proteinate | proteinati | proteinata | proteinatē | proteinatelē |
| we 1st person plural | proteinanō | proteinane | proteinani | proteinana | proteinanē | proteinanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proteinavō | proteinave | proteinavi | proteinava | proteinavē | proteinavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | proteinalō | proteinale | proteinali | proteinala1×προέτειναν | proteinalē | proteinalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proteinameiō | proteinameia | proteinameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | proteinaseiō | proteinaseia | proteinaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proteinateiō | proteinateia | proteinateiē |
| we 1st person plural | proteinaneiō | proteinaneia | proteinaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proteinaveiō | proteinaveia | proteinaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | proteinaleiō | proteinaleia | proteinaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | proteinasōr | proteinasar | proteinasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proteinatōr | proteinatar | proteinatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | proteinavōr | proteinavar | proteinavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | proteinalōr | proteinalar | proteinalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proteinamoiō | proteinamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | proteinasoiō | proteinasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proteinatoiō | proteinatoia |
| we 1st person plural | proteinanoiō | proteinanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | proteinavoiō | proteinavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | proteinaloiō | proteinaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | proteinarō | proteinari | proteinara | proteinarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | proteinarōtos | proteinaritos | proteinaratos | proteinarētos |
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
protein 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
proteinala“stretched … out”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 22:25“stretched … out”hōs de proteinala auton toi himantoi legata pros ton histanarēton hekatontarchēon tos Paulos; Ei anthrōpon Rōmaion kai akatakriton exestinatō vi mastizarō?But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”