ἘΚΤΕΝΩΣ, ἐκτενως
EKTENŌS, ektenōs
Sounds Like: ek-te-NOHS
Translations: earnestly, fervently, diligently, intently, constantly
From the root: ΕΚΤΕΝΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This adverb describes an action performed with great intensity, diligence, or persistence. It implies a deep commitment or strong desire behind the action, often translated as 'earnestly' or 'fervently'. It is used to emphasize the degree to which something is done.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G1619 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 34:7
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 6 — 14:341
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΚΤΕΝΗΣ.
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.
- ἘΚΤΕΝΕΣΤΕΡΟΝ — more earnestly, more intently, more fervently, more diligently
- ἘΚΤΕΝΗ — earnest, fervent, intense, constant, diligent
- ἘΚΤΕΝΗΣ — earnest, fervent, diligent, constant, intense, stretched out
- ΕΚΤΕΝΕΙΣ — earnest, zealous, continuous, stretched out, diligent
- ΕΚΤΕΝΕΣΤΕΡΟΝ — more earnestly, more intently, more fervently, more diligently, more zealously
- ΕΚΤΕΝΗ — earnest, fervent, intense, constant, diligent
- ΕΚΤΕΝΗΣ — earnest, fervent, intense, continuous, stretched out
- ΕΚΤΕΝΙΣ — earnest, zealous, fervent, intense, constant, diligent
- ΕΚΤΕΝΩΣ — earnestly, intently, fervently, diligently, constantly, without ceasing
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