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Greek · G1614, G5495

ἐκτείνω τὰς χεῖρας

To extend · hand

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ἐκτείνω G1614 to extend
Pronunciation ekteínō
Stretch out or extend a limb or object, often in gesture of healing, blessing, or reaching toward someone.
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χείρ G5495 hand
Pronunciation cheír
Metonymically represents personal power or agency, especially divine power when used of God's activity.
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What does ἐκτείνω τὰς χεῖρας (ekteinō tas cheiras) mean in the Bible?

ἐκτείνω · χείρ is a Greek phrase meaning "Stretch out hands; prophecy of Peter’s future death.".

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Questions this entry answers

What does ἐκτείνω · χείρ mean in the Bible?

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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1614, G5495?

G1614, G5495 is connected to 16 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. Stretch out hands; prophecy of Peter’s future death.

Strong's G1614, G5495
Lexical occurrences 16 verses Word forms 4 forms 16 references

Source Gloss

Stretch out hands; prophecy of Peter’s future death.
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups 4 Aligned forms 16 Tenses Aorist, Present, Future Voices Active
Tenses
Aorist Present Future
Voices
Active
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 7×
Aorist Active Matt 8:3 · Matt 12:49 · Matt 14:31 · Matt 26:51 · Mark 1:41 · Luke 5:13 · Acts 26:1 7×
Imperative command or strong request 3×
Aorist Active Matt 12:13 · Mark 3:5 · Luke 6:10 3×
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Aorist Active Matt 12:13 · Mark 3:5 · Luke 22:53 3×
Future Active John 21:18 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Present Active Acts 4:30 · Acts 27:30 2×
16 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 16 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 3 prospective 1 imperative 3 infinitive 2 participle 7
Tense
aorist 13 present 2 future 1
Voice
active 16
Mood
participle 7 indicative 4 imperative 3 infinitive 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 8:3 ἐκτείνας aorist active participle participle Matthew 12:13 Ἔκτεινόν aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 12:13 ἐξέτεινεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 12:49 ἐκτείνας aorist active participle participle Matthew 14:31 ἐκτείνας aorist active participle participle Matthew 26:51 ἐκτείνας aorist active participle participle Mark 1:41 ἐκτείνας aorist active participle participle Mark 3:5 Ἔκτεινον aorist active imperative imperative Mark 3:5 ἐξέτεινεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 5:13 ἐκτείνας aorist active participle participle Luke 6:10 Ἔκτεινον aorist active imperative imperative Luke 22:53 ἐξετείνατε aorist active indicative completed John 21:18 ἐκτενεῖς future active indicative prospective Acts 4:30 ἐκτείνειν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 26:1 ἐκτείνας aorist active participle participle Acts 27:30 ἐκτείνειν present active infinitive infinitive

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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