Ekteneia denotes the earnest manner in which the twelve tribes pursue the promised hope through continual worship.

The sole attested use presents earnestness as the manner accompanying the twelve tribes' pursuit of the promised hope through worship.

1. Earnest pursuit of a hoped-for promise · dominant

   In Acts 26:7, the dative singular feminine form occurs in the clause about the twelve tribes hoping to attain the promise while worshiping night and day; the APB renders this pursuit as done “earnestly.”

   Acts 26:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 26:7, the APB presents the clause as the twelve tribes “earnestly hope to attain” the promise. That wording confirms the verse's presentation without isolating each Greek contribution.