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ἀποτείνω

ἀποτείνω, to stretch out, extend

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ἀποτείνουσα present active participle feminine nominative singular, present active participle feminine vocative singular of ἀποτείνω

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ἀποτείνω, 3 pl. pf. Pass. ἀποτέτανται Luc. Zeux. 4:—
  • stretch out, extend, μέρος τι αὑτοῦ Arist. GA 723b22; ἀ. ἐκεῖ τὴν διάνοιαν Id. Mem. 452b10; τὼ πόδε Luc. Merc.Cond. 13:—Pass., δρέπανα ἐκ τῶν ἀξόνων εἰς πλάγιον ἀποτεταμένα X. An. 1.8.10; ἡ ὄψις ἀπὸ μικροῦ ἐνόπτρου πόρρω ἀποτεινομένη Arist. Mete. 377b33, etc.
      • 2 extend, prolong, of the line of an army, X. HG 5.2.40 (Pass.); μακροτέρους ἀ. μισθούς extend rewards much further, Pl. R. 363d; esp. of speeches, λόγον Id. Grg. 466a; ἀ. μακροὺς λόγους to make long speeches, Id. Prt. 335c, al.; συχνὸν λόγον Id. Grg. 465e; μακρὰν ῥῆσιν ἀ. Id. R. 605d; of brazen vessels, μακρὸν ἠχεῖ καὶ ἀ. [τὴν ἠχήν] Id. Prt. 329a; φωνὴ σάλπιγγος ὀξὺν ἀ. φθόγγον Plu. Sull. 7; ἱστορίας μέχρι μέσων νυκτῶν ἀ. Id. Adul. 2.60a: —Pass., προοίμια ἀποτεταμένα ὡς ἐν διηγήσεως τρόπῳ D.H. Rh. 10.13; ἀποτεινομένου τοῦ ποτοῦ Luc. Merc.Cond. 18.
      • 3 strain, tighten:— Pass., παραδείγματα ἀκριβῶς ἀποτεταμένα ταῖς γραμμαῖς severely drawn, Luc. Rh.Pr. 9:—Med., exert oneself, ὑπέρ τινος about a thing, Id. Am. 17; ἀποτείνεσθαι πρός τινα inveigh against . ., D.L. 5.17, Gal. 18(1).255.
      • 4 refer, allude, πρός τινα Luc. Nigr. 13:—Med., Simp. in Ph. 242.23:—Pass., impers., ἀποτείνεται ἐπί . . the reference is to . ., Sch.Il.Oxy. 221 xi 25.
    • II intr., extend, ἀπὸ . ., εἰς . ., Arist. HA 503b16, 514a34; μέχρι . . Id. Mete. 343b22; ἀ. πόρρω to go too far, Pl. Grg. 458b: c. part., continue doing, ἀ. μαχόμενοι Plu. Adul. 2.60a.

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