Fervently Fervent

Fervently Fervent

'''A — 1: ἐκτενής (Strong'S #1618 — Adjective — ektenes — ek-ten-ace' )

denotes "strained, stretched" (ek, "out," teino, "to stretch"); hence, metaphorically, "fervent,"  1 Peter 4:8 . Some mss. have it in  Acts 12:5 , for the adverb (see B). Cp. ekteneia (with en), "intently, strenuously," in  Acts 26:7 , Av, "instantly," Rv, "earnestly." Cp. Earnest.

'''B — 1: ἐκτενῶς (Strong'S #1619 — Adverb — ektenos — ek-ten-oce' )

"fervently" (akin to A), is said of love, in  1 Peter 1:22; of prayer, in some mss.  Acts 12:5 (see under A); for the comparative degree in   Luke 22:44 , see Earnestly.

'''C — 1: ζέω (Strong'S #2204 — Verb — zeo — dzeh'-o )

"to be hot, to boil" (Eng. "zeal" is akin), is metaphorically used of "fervency" of spirit,  Acts 18:25;  Romans 12:11 .

 Colossians 4:12 2 Corinthians 7:7 James 5:17 James 5:16Heat