Lexicon
προτείνω
proteinō
G4385
G:V Greek

to stretch out

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Proteino describes the act of extending someone outward, as Paul is stretched toward leather straps.

The attested use describes extending a person outward in preparation for the leather straps mentioned in Acts 22:25.

Senses in use

  1. Extending a person outward · dominant

    In Acts 22:25, the aorist active indicative plural form occurs in the action done to Paul before the question about whipping an uncondemned Roman. The APB renders the clause, "they stretched him out to the leather straps," confirming an outward physical extension in that scene.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 22:25, the APB presents the action as "they stretched him out to the leather straps." This rendering identifies the clause's overall action rather than a precise English equivalent for the form.

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