What does ἐκτενέστερον (ektenésteron) mean in the Bible?
ἐκτενέστερον (ektenésteron): Intensified devotion or prayer characterized by strained, sustained effort rather than casual engagement
Greek · G1617
ἐκτενέστερον
ἐκτενέστερον (ektenésteron): Intensified devotion or prayer characterized by strained, sustained effort rather than casual engagement
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ἐκτενέστερονG1617
Pronunciationektenésteron
What does ἐκτενέστερον (ektenésteron) mean in the Bible?
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How does the BSB render G1617?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include more earnestly (1).
Where does ἐκτενέστερον (ektenésteron) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 22:44. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itmore earnestly1×Luke 22:44
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First aligned rowLuke 22:44
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Luke1
Source forms
ἐκτενέστερον1xektenesteronLuke 22:44
Parsing patterns
Adverb - Comparative1xLuke 22:44
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Intensified devotion or prayer characterized by strained, sustained effort rather than casual engagement
Strong'sG1617
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
more intently
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Intensified devotion or prayer characterized by strained, sustained effort rather than casual engagement
deeply, earnestly intensely, fervently, earnestly, deeply Lk. 22:44; Acts 12:5; 1Pet. 1:22*
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 22:44Adverb
ἐκτενέστερονektenesteron
more earnestly
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms1Case patternAccusative (1)Number patternSingular (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · NeuterLuke 22:441×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Witnesses
Luke 22:39–46ἐκτενέστερονektenésteron
More earnestly, intensely
Word Origins
ἐκτενέστερον is built from this root: