Lexical Definition

‎ἐκτείνω‎ ekteínō (ek-ti'-no) to stretch out ^G:V
from ‎ἐκ‎ and teino (to stretch)

cast, put forth, stretch forth (out).

• to extend

Abbott-Smith

ἐκ-τείνω [in LXX for שָׁלַח, נָטָה, etc. ;]
to stretch out or forth: τ. χεῖρα (as often in LXX), Mt 8:3 12:13 14:31 26:51, Mk 1:41 3:5, Lk 5:13 6:10 Jo 21:18, Ac 26:1; seq. ἐπί, c. acc pers., towards, Mt 12:49; against, Lk 22:53; εἰς ἴασιν, Ac 4:30; of anchors, to cast, Ac 27:30.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἐκτείνω,

future - τενῶ [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—stretch out, χεῖρ᾽ ἐπ᾽ ἐκφορᾷ νεκροῦ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰς χεῖρας ἐπί τι for something, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; πρός τινα, in sign of friendship, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, offer food, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τὰ γόνατ᾽ ἐ. straighten the knees, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἓν γὰρ ἐκτενεῖ σ᾽ ἔπος will lay thee prostrate, [Refs]:— passive, to be outstretched, lie at length, of sleepers, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of countries, etc., extend, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

__2 stretch, spread out a net, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; extend the line of an army, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λαὸν ἐκτείνοντ᾽ ἄνω (i.e. ἑαυτόν) [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, to be unfolded, smoothed, ὡς ἂν Διὸς μέτωπον ἐκταθῇ χαρᾷ [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II spin out, prolong, πλεῦνα λόγον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μακρὰν ἐξέτεινας[Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, λόγος ἐκταθείς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of Time, πολὺς ἐκτέταται χρόνος [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III put to the full stretch, ἵππον ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πᾶσαν προθυμίην ἐ. put forth all one's zeal, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically in passive, to be on the rack, ἐκτέταμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV lengthen a short syllable, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__V intransitive, draw along, [LXX]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Judg.20.37}