Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
to reach out to
Usage: ἐπ-εκ-τείνω to extend: mid., to stretch forward: with dative, Php.3:13.† (AS)
Epekteinomai means “reach forth” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H1901 — hagig (“meditation”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G1901 ἐπεκτείνομαι (epekteinomai) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. epekteinomai (ep-ek-tei'-nom-ai) v. 1. to stretch (oneself) forward upon [middle voice from G1909 and G1614] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include those, things, brethren, count, and myself. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament.
epekteinomai (ep-ek-tei'-nom-ai) v. 1. to stretch (oneself) forward upon [middle voice from G1909 and G1614] KJV: reach forth Root(s): G1909, G1614
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to reach out to
Usage: ἐπ-εκ-τείνω to extend: mid., to stretch forward: with dative, Php.3:13.† (AS)
Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.
Indexed coverage includes New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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1 indexed usage in New Testament.
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's G1901.
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1901, grouped by book.
Epekteinomai (Strong's G1901) is a Greek word most simply glossed "reach forth". epekteinomai (ep-ek-tei'-nom-ai) v. 1. to stretch (oneself) forward upon [middle voice from G1909 and G1614]
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's G1901 across 1 book.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1901 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as those, things, brethren, count, myself, and apprehended. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.