4385. proteinó

Strong's Lexicon

proteinó: To stretch forth, to extend, to offer

Original Word: προτείνω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: proteinó
Pronunciation: pro-tay'-no
Phonetic Spelling: (prot-i'-no)
Definition: To stretch forth, to extend, to offer
Meaning: I stretch out, tie up (for scourging), extend before.

Word Origin: From the Greek words πρό (pro, meaning "before" or "forward") and τείνω (teinó, meaning "to stretch" or "to extend").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "proteinó," similar concepts of extending or offering can be found in Hebrew verbs like נָטָה (natah, Strong's H5186), which means "to stretch out" or "to extend."

Usage: The verb "proteinó" is used in the New Testament to describe the action of stretching forth or extending something, often in the context of offering or presenting. It conveys a sense of reaching out or making something available.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the act of stretching forth one's hand could symbolize offering peace, making a request, or presenting a gift. This action was often associated with gestures of goodwill or supplication. In the context of the New Testament, such gestures would have been understood as significant acts of communication and relationship-building.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from pro and teinó (to stretch)
Definition
to stretch out
NASB Translation
stretched (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4385: προτείνω

προτείνω: 1 aorist προετεινα; (from Herodotus down); to stretch forth, stretch out: ὡς προέτειναν (Rec. προέτεινεν) αὐτόν τοῖς ἱμᾶσιν, when they had stretched him out for the thongs i. e. to receive the blows of the thongs (by tying him up to a beam or a pillar; for it appears from Acts 22:29 that Paul had already been bound), Acts 22:25 (Winers Grammar, § 31 at the beginning; others (cf. R. V. text) 'with the thongs' (cf. ἱμάς)).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

to stretch out, spread out

From pro and teino (to stretch); to protend, i.e. Tie prostrate (for scourging) -- bind.

see GREEK pro

Forms and Transliterations

προετειναν προέτειναν προτείχισμα προτειχίσματι προτειχίσματος προτέρημά proeteinan proéteinan

Englishman's Concordance

Acts 22:25 V-AIA-3P
GRK: ὡς δὲ προέτειναν αὐτὸν τοῖς
NAS: But when they stretched him out with thongs,
KJV: And as they bound him with thongs,
INT: as moreover he stretched forward him with the

Strong's Greek 4385
1 Occurrence

προέτειναν — 1 Occ.