ΕΚΤΕΝΕΙΑ, εκτενεια
EKTENEIA, ekteneia
Sounds Like: ek-TEN-eh-yah
Translations: earnestness, intensity, a fervent prayer, perseverance, diligence
From the root: ΕΚΤΕΝΕΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the quality of being stretched out or intense, often used to describe earnestness, fervor, or diligence in an action, particularly in prayer or service. It conveys the idea of putting one's full effort and concentration into something, indicating a deep and sincere commitment. It can be translated as 'earnestness' or 'intensity' and is frequently associated with fervent prayer or persistent effort.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1618 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Acts of the Apostles — 26:7
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΚΤΕΝΕΙΑ.
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.
- ἘΚΤΕΝΕΙΑ — earnestness, an earnestness, intensity, an intensity, diligence, a diligence, perseverance, a perseverance
- ἘΚΤΕΝΕΙΑΝ — earnestness, an earnestness, intensity, an intensity, diligence, a diligence, zeal, a zeal
- ἘΚΤΕΝΕΙΑΣ — of earnestness, of intensity, of perseverance, of diligence
- ἘΚΤΕΝΙΑΝ — earnestness, an earnestness, intensity, diligence, an intensity, a diligence
- ἘΚΤΕΝΙΑΣ — of earnestness, of intensity, of zeal, of diligence
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