ΥΠΕΡΤΕΙΝΩ, υπερτεινω
YPERTEINŌ, yperteinō
Sounds Like: hoo-per-TEI-noh
Translations: to stretch over, to stretch too far, to overextend, to strain, to be overstretched
From the root: ΥΠΕΡΤΕΙΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'ὑπέρ' (hyper, meaning 'over' or 'beyond') and 'τείνω' (teinō, meaning 'to stretch' or 'to extend'). It means to stretch something over or beyond its normal limits, implying an action of overextension, straining, or being overstretched. It can describe physical stretching or extending something too far.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G5245 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΕΡΤΕΙΝΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΥΠΕΡΤΕΙΝΟΜΕΝΑ — stretched over, extended over, stretched beyond, overstretched
- ΥΠΕΡΤΕΙΝΟΝ — stretching over, extending beyond, overstretching, overextending
- ΥΠΕΡΤΕΙΝΟΝΤΑΣ — stretching over, extending, overstretching, straining, exaggerating
- ΥΠΕΡΤΕΤΑΜΕΝΑ — stretched over, extended over, overstretched, things stretched over
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