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G4385

προτείνω

proteinō

Verb · From πρό (G4253) and teino (to stretch)

From G4253 and τείνω teínō (to stretch); to protend, i.e. tie prostrate (for scourging):—bind.

Outline

  1. to stretch forth, stretch out
    1. when they had stretched one out on the thongs i.e. to receive the blows of the thongs (by tying him up to a beam or a pillar)

Usages

Acts 22:25

And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?

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