ἐπεκτείνομαι
epekteinomai · strain forward
Greek word · Strong’s number G1901 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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epekteinomai (ἐπεκτείνομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “strain forward”.
Like a runner stretching toward the finish.
How to say it
e·pek·tei·no·mai
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.
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Where it appears
- Philippians 3:13
Brothers, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it; but one thing I do: forgetting the things behind and straining toward the things ahead,