ἐκτενής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἐκτείνω (ekteínō) +‎ -ης (-ēs)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ek.te.nɛ̌ːs/ → /ek.teˈnis/ → /ek.teˈnis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ek.te.nɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ek.teˈne̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ek.teˈnis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ek.teˈnis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ek.teˈnis/

Adjective

ἐκτενής • (ektenḗs) m or f (neuter ἐκτενές); third declension

1. stretched out, strained, outstretched, extended
2. (figuratively) strenuous, intense, intent, insistent, fervent, assiduous
3. (figuratively) unceasing, persistent
4. (figuratively) impending, instant

Related terms

• ἐκτένεια (ekténeia)
• ἐκτενῆ (ektenê)

 

References

• “ἐκτενής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• G1618 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible