Strong's Lexicon
G5239
G5239 — ὑπερεκτείνω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5239 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ὑπερεκτείνω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G5228 and G1614 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | huperekteino |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hoop-er-ek-tei'-no |
| Meaning: | 1. to extend inordinately |
| KJV Renderings: | stretch beyond |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὑπερεκτείνω; to extend beyond the prescribed bounds, stretch out beyond measure, stretch out overmuch: 2Co 10:14 (cf. Winers Grammar, 474 (442)). (Anth. 9, 643, 6 according to the emendation of William Dindorf; Gregory of Nazianzus, Eustathius)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ὑπερεκτείνω (stretch beyond)
2 Corinthians 10:14
- KJV: For we stretch not ourselves beyond as though we reached not unto you for we are come as far as to you also in the gospel of Christ
- GK: ου γαρ ως μη εφικνούμενοι εις υμάς υπερεκτείνομεν εαυτούς άχρι γαρ και υμών εφθάσαμεν εν τω ευαγγελίω του χριστού