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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 1618. ἐκτενής (ektenés) -- Earnest, fervent, constant</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1618.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/8-19.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/1618.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 1618</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/1617.htm" title="1617">◄</a> 1618. ektenés <a href="../greek/1619.htm" title="1619">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">ektenés: Earnest, fervent, constant</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἐκτενής</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>ektenés<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ek-teh-NAYS<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ek-ten-ace')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Earnest, fervent, constant<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>intent, constant, strenuous, intense; met: earnest, zealous.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb ἐκτείνω (ekteinō), meaning "to stretch out" or "to extend."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἐκτενής, the concept of fervency or earnestness can be seen in Hebrew words like חָזָק (chazaq - strong, firm) and תָּמִיד (tamid - continually, perpetually).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek adjective ἐκτενής (ektenés) conveys the idea of being earnest, fervent, or constant in action or attitude. It is often used to describe a quality of intense and sustained effort or emotion, particularly in the context of prayer, love, or other spiritual disciplines. The term suggests a stretching or reaching out with purpose and dedication.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of earnestness or fervency was highly valued, especially in philosophical and religious contexts. The idea of stretching oneself in pursuit of a goal was a common metaphor in both athletic and spiritual disciplines. In the early Christian community, this term would have resonated with believers who were encouraged to live out their faith with intensity and perseverance, reflecting the transformative power of the Gospel in their lives.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>1618</b> <i>ektenḗs</i> (an adjective, derived from <a href="/greek/1537.htm">1537</a> <i>/ek</i>, "wholly <i>out</i>" which intensifies <i>teinō</i>, "to stretch" which is also the root of English terms, "tension" and "tense") – properly, stretch <i>out</i>, i.e. fully because completely taut; (figuratively) at <i>maximum potential</i>, without slack because fully <i>ex</i>tended to its necessary <i>out</i>come.</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1614.htm">ekteinó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>stretched, fig. zealous, earnest<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>fervent (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1618: ἐκτενής</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἐκτενής</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἐκτενές</span> (<span class="greek2">ἐκτείνω</span>), properly, <span class="accented">stretched out</span>; figuratively, <span class="accented">intent, earnest, assiduous</span>: <span class="greek2">προσευχή</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/12-5.htm">Acts 12:5</a> <span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span> (<span class="greek2">εὐχή</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Ignatius</span> (interpolated) ad Eph. 10 [ET]; <span class="greek2">δέησις</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">ἱκεσία</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Clement of Rome</span>, 1 Cor. 59, 2 [ET]); <span class="greek2">ἀγάπη</span>, <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/4-8.htm">1 Peter 4:8</a>. Neuter of the comparitive <span class="greek2">ἐκτενέστερον</span>, as adverb, <span class="accented">more intently, more earnestly,</span> <a href="/interlinear/luke/22-44.htm">Luke 22:44</a> (<span class="manuref">L</span> brackets <span class="manuref">WH</span> reject the passage). (<span class="greek2">ἐκτενής</span> <span class="greek2">φίλος</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span> suppl. 983; <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span> 22, 5, 4; then very often from <span class="abbreviation">Philo</span> on; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Lob. ad Phryn.</span>, p. 311.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>without ceasing, fervent. <p>From <a href="/greek/1614.htm">ekteino</a>; intent -- without ceasing, fervent. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1614.htm">ekteino</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εκτενέστερον εκτενη εκτενή ἐκτενῆ εκτενής ektene ektenê ektenē ektenē̂<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_peter/4-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 4:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular">Adj-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἑαυτοὺς ἀγάπην <b>ἐκτενῆ</b> ἔχοντες ὅτι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> keep <span class="itali">fervent</span> in your love<br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> all things have <span class="itali">fervent</span> charity among<br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/4-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> yourselves love <span class="itali">fervent</span> having because<p><b><a href="/greek/1618.htm">Strong's Greek 1618</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1618.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ektene__1618.htm">ἐκτενῆ — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/1617.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1617"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1617" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1619.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1619"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1619" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>