King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4385
Transliteration: proteinō
Phonetic Spelling: (prot-i'-no)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to stretch out
Meaning: to stretch out
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)).
Word Summary
proteinō: to stretch out
Original Word: προτείνωTransliteration: proteinō
Phonetic Spelling: (prot-i'-no)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to stretch out
Meaning: to stretch out
Strong's Concordance
to stretch out, spread outFrom pro and teino (to stretch); to protend, i.e. Tie prostrate (for scourging) -- bind.
see GREEK pro
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4385: προτείνωπροτείνω: 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)).