ekteinō · stretch out

What it means

ekteinō (ἐκτείνω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “stretch out”.

Extend (the hand).

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To reach out something, like a hand.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• Stretch out ×6
• stretching out ×6
• he stretched it out ×2
• he stretched out ×1
• lay out ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×6
• Mark×3
• Luke×3
• John×1
• Acts×3

• Matthew 8:3

  And stretching out his hand, he touched him, saying, “I am willing; be made clean.” And at once his leprosy was cleansed.

• Matthew 12:13

  Then he says to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and it was restored, healthy like the other.

• Matthew 12:49

  And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Look, my mother and my brothers!

• Matthew 14:31

  And at once Jesus, stretching out his hand, took hold of him and says to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”

• Matthew 26:51

  And look, one of those with Jesus, stretching out his hand, drew his sword, and striking the slave of the high priest, cut off his ear.

• Mark 1:41

  And becoming angry, he stretched out his hand and touched him and says to him, “I am willing; be made clean.”

• Mark 3:5

  And looking around at them with anger, grieved at the hardness of their heart, he says to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.

• Luke 5:13

  And stretching out his hand, he touched him, saying, “I am willing; be made clean.” And at once the leprosy left him.

• Luke 6:10

  And looking around at them all, he said to him, “Stretch out your hand.” And he did so, and his hand was restored.

• Luke 22:53

  Day after day, while I was with you in the temple, you did not stretch out your hands against me; but this is your hour, and the authority of darkness.”

• John 21:18

  Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were younger, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.”

• Acts 4:30

  while you stretch out your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may take place through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”

• Acts 26:1

  And Agrippa said to Paul, “You are permitted to speak for yourself.” Then Paul, stretching out his hand, made his defense:

• Acts 27:30

  And when the sailors were trying to escape from the ship and had lowered the boat into the sea, on the pretext that they were going to lay out anchors from the bow,

And 2 more times.