Forms of the word

Dictionary
ἐκτενῶς
Greek transliteration
ektenōs
Simplified transliteration
ektenos

Numbers

Strong's number
1617
GK Number
1757

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
adverb
Gloss
deeply, earnestly
Definition
intensely, fervently, earnestly, Lk. 22:44; Acts 12:5; 1 Pet. 1:22*

Greek-English Concordance for ἐκτενῶς

Luke 22:44 And being in agony he prayed more earnestly (ektenesteron | ἐκτενέστερον | adverb-comparative); and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Acts 12:5 So Peter was kept in prison, but prayer was made earnestly (ektenōs | ἐκτενῶς | adverb) to God for him by the church.
1 Peter 1:22 Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that there is a sincere love for other believers, love one another fervently (ektenōs | ἐκτενῶς | adverb) from a pure heart,

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