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ἐκτενέστερον

ektenesteron

earnestly

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Strong’s G1617Adjective1 time in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

more earnestly1

In the text

Luke 22:44ἐκτενέστερον
And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.

Abbott-Smith

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

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.