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epekteínomai

to stretch forward

Say it: ep-ek-TIE-no-my (approximate)

ἐπεκτείνομαι

What it means

To strain toward something, as a runner stretches toward the finish line. In 3:13, "stretching forward to the things which are before." It appears only here.

Range of meaning

  • Stretch forwardStrain toward the goal.
  • Reach outExtend oneself.

In Philippians

  • Chapter 3

    "Stretching forward to the things which are before" (3:13).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G1901 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources