Strong's Lexicon
G4385
G4385 — προτείνω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4385 |
|---|---|
| Word: | προτείνω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G4253 and teino "to stretch" |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | proteino |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | prot-ei'-no |
| Meaning: | 1. to protend, i.e. tie prostrate (for scourging) |
| KJV Renderings: | bind |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
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 Act 22:29 that Paul had already been bound), Act 22:25 (Winers Grammar, § 31 at the beginning; others (cf. R. V. text) ’with the thongs’ (cf. ἱμάς)).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
προτείνω (bind)
Acts 22:25
- KJV: And as they bound him with thongs Paul said unto the centurion that stood by Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman and uncondemned
- GK: ως δε προέτειναν τοις ιμάσιν είπε προς τον εστώτα εκατόνταρχον ο Παύλος ει άνθρωπον Ρωμαίον και ακατάκριτον έξεστιν υμίν μαστίζειν