to spread

Greek Verb

στρωννύω or στρώννυμι (seeBl, § 23, 1; Veitch, see word), [in LXX for יַצַע hoph, etc;] to spread: ἱμάτια ἐν τ. ὁδῷ (εἰς τ. ὁδόν), Mat.21:8, Mrk.11:8; of making a bed, στρῶσον (sc. τ. κλίνην) σεαυτῷ, Act.9:34; of furnishing a room, ἐστρωμένον, spread with carpets or carpeted couches (cf. Eze.23:41), Mrk.14:15, Luk.22:12. (AS)

to spread

Greek Verb

στόρνῡμι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; imperative στόρνυ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; participle στορνύντες, στορνύντα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; compound καστορνῦσα (={καταστ-}) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also στορνύω (variant{στρωννύω}), [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; στρώννῡμι, [Refs 4th c.BC+] (written with one ν in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also στρωννύω, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: imperfect ἐστρώννυον [NT]: later στορεννύω, στορέννυμι, [Refs]; present participle στορεννύς (variant{στρωννύς}) [Refs 5th c.BC+]future στορῶ (παρα-) [LXX+5th c.BC+]; and στρωννύσω (ἐπι-) Ps.-[Refs 2nd c.AD+]; Doric dialect infinitive στορεσεῖν [Refs 3rd c.BC+]aorist ἐστόρεσα, Epic dialect and Lyric poetry στόρεσα, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect ἔστρωκα [LXX]: pluperfect ἐστρώκειν [Refs 2nd c.AD+] —middle, στόρνῠμαι (ὑπο-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: imperfect ἐστόρνυντο [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: future στρώσομαι [LXX]aorist ἐστορεσάμην, Epic dialect στ, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, στρώννῠμαι (variant{στορέννυμαι}) [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ὑποστορένυσθαι is falsa lectio in [Refs 4th c.BC+]: aorist ἐστορέσθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐστρώθην (κατ-) [Refs 1st c.BC+]perfect ἐστόρεσμαι (ὑπ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: pluperfect ἐστόρεστο [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—spread the clothes over a bed, λέχος στορέσαι spread or make up a bed, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; so δέμνια, ῥῆγος σ, [Refs 8th c.BC+] (also in middle, ἐστόρνυντο τὰ κλισμία [Refs]: absolutely, make a bed, χαμάδις στορέσας [NT+8th c.BC+] b) generally, spread, strew, ἀνθρακιὴν σ. [NT+8th c.BC+]: also in middle, frequently in [Refs 3rd c.BC+] 2) spread smooth, level, πόντον σ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; χρηστὴν ἡμῖν ἡ θάλαττα τὴν γαλήνην ἐστ. [Refs 4th c.AD+]; metaphorically, calm, soothe, ἀτέραμνον στορέσας ὀργήν [Refs 4th c.BC+] 2.b) level, lay low, πλάτανον δαπέδοις [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) ὁδὸν σ. pave a road, [Refs]:—passive, ἐστρωμένη ὁδός [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔδαφος λίθων πλαξὶ λείαις ἐστρ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II) strew or spread with a thing, μυρσίνῃσι τὴν ὁδόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; saddle a horse, provide a mount, τινι [Refs 7th c.AD+]:—passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a room, to be furnished with στρώματα, [NT]; πλοῖον. ἐστρωμένον καὶ σεσανιδωμένον uncertain meaning in [Refs 3rd c.AD+]stṛṇómi, stṛṇā´mi 'strew', Latin sterno, Engl. strew.)

Greek

Verb

to "strew," i.e. spread (as a carpet or couch); make bed, furnish, spread, strew; prolongation from a still simpler , (used only as an alternate in certain tenses) (probably akin to g4731 (στερεός) through the idea of positing)