Strong's Greek Concordance

G1617: ἐκτενέστερον

ektenésteron · “earnestly”

Definition

more intently

KJV translates it as: more earnestly

Word origin: neuter of the comparative of G1618 (ἐκτενής);

Extended definition

deeply, earnestly
intensely, fervently, earnestly, deeply Lk. 22:44; Acts 12:5; 1Pet. 1:22*

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).

How G1617 is translated

  • more earnestly ×1

Bible verses with G1617 (ektenésteron)

Ektenésteron appears in 1 verse.

  • Luke 22:44

    And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.