STRONGS G1616:
ἐκτένεια,
-ας,
ἡ, (
ἐκτενής), a later Greek word (cf.
Lob. ad Phryn., p. 311);
a. properly,
extension.
b. intentness (of mind),
earnestness:
ἐν ἐκτενείᾳ,
earnestly, Acts 26:7.
(2 Macc. 14:38; Judith 4:9. Cf. Grimm on 3 Macc. 6:41 [where he refers to Cicero, ad Att. 10, 17, 1].)
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