G1619 G1619
earnestly, fervently, intently, with zeal
This adverb means earnestly, fervently, or with intense zeal. Acts 12:5 describes the church praying earnestly for imprisoned Peter, and 1 Peter 1:22 urges believers to love one another earnestly from the heart. The word emphasizes intensity and warmth of action, whether prayer or love. The root adjective meant 'strained' or 'stretched out,' suggesting exerted effort and intentionality.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Describing intense, fervent action, this adverb emphasizes zealous earnestness in prayer and love. Acts 12:5 depicts the urgent, constant prayer of the church for Peter's release, while 1 Peter 1:22 calls for stretched-out, deeply sincere love among believers. The Spanish 'fervientemente' particularly captures the fervent, heated quality of such earnestness. 2×
AR["بِشِدَّةٍ", "بِـ-حَرَارَةٍ"]·ben["আন্তরিকভাবে", "গভীরভাবে"]·DE["ἐκτενῶς"]·EN["earnestly"]·FR["avec-soin", "ἐκτενῶς"]·heb["בְּחָרְצָה", "בְּחֹזֶק"]·HI["उत्सुकता-से", "लगातार-से"]·ID["dengan-sungguh-sungguh", "dengan-tekun"]·IT["ektenōs", "intensamente"]·jav["saestu", "sanget."]·KO["간절히", "뜨겁게"]·PT["fervorosamente."]·RU["усердно", "усердно."]·ES["fervientemente"]·SW["kwa-bidii"]·TR["hararetle", "şiddetle"]·urd["تیزی-سے۔", "لگاتار"]
Related Senses
H3605 1. all, every, whole (5352×)H0259 1. one (cardinal numeral) (940×)H8147 1. cardinal number two (666×)G3956 1. all (collective plural) (616×)H3967 1. cardinal numeral hundred (550×)H1419a 1. great, large (general quality) (486×)H7969 1. cardinal number three (431×)H0505 1. cardinal number thousand (427×)H7651 1. seven (cardinal number) (393×)G1520 1. cardinal number one (339×)H6240 1. ten (cardinal number) (334×)H6242 1. twenty (cardinal number) (315×)H2568 1. cardinal number five (309×)H0702 1. four (cardinal number) (277×)G3956 2. every, each (distributive) (227×)H8337 1. six (cardinal number) (215×)G3956 3. all things, everything (substantive) (211×)G3956 4. (187×)H6235 1. ten (177×)G3173 1. great in size or extent (176×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Related to: ἐκτεν-ής, ές, strained: hence of persons, warmly attached, friendly, Refs 5th c.BC+; assiduous, περί τινα Refs 2nd c.BC+: comparative - έστερος τῇ προθυμίᾳ Refs 2nd c.BC+: superlative - εστάτη προθυμία Refs 3rd c.BC+ __2 extended, Refs 5th c.AD+; capable of extension, ἐ. ἐστι τὸ μεταδίδον τῶν ἑαυτοῦ καὶ τοῖς ἄλλοις Refs 5th c.AD+ __3 abundant, γάλα Refs 2nd c.AD+ __II adverb -νῶς…