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ἀτενής

ἀτενής, strained tight, clinging

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ἀτενεῖς masculine accusative plural, feminine accusative plural, masculine nominative plural, masculine vocative plural, feminine nominative plural, feminine vocative plural of ἀτενής

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ἀτεν-ής, ές,
  • stretched, strained, κισσός S. Ant. 826 (lyr.); freq. of the eyes, staring, Arist. HA 492a11; τὸ ἀ. τῆς ὄψεως καὶ ἄτεγκτον D.H. 5.8; τὴν ὄψιν εἰς τὸ ἀ. ἀπερείδεσθαι intently, Luc. Icar. 12.
      • 2 intense, excessive, ὀργαί A. Ag. 71 (lyr.); ὀδυρμοί Call. Fr. 1.7 P.
      • 3 straight, direct, ἥκω δʼ ἀτενὴς ἀπʼ οἴκων straight from home, E. Fr. 65.
      • 4 of diseases, obstinate, ἰσχιάς prob. for ἀγεννής in Archig. ap. Aët. 12.1.
    • II of menʼs minds and speech, intent, earnest, ἀτενεῖ . . νόῳ Hes. Th. 661, Pi. N. 7.88; ἁπλοῖ καὶ ἀ., of men, Pl. R. 547e; ἀ. παρρησία E. Fr. 737; ἀ. ψυχή Luc. Nigr. 4.
      • 2 unbending, stubborn, ἀ. ἀτεράμων τε Ar. V. 730 (lyr.); ἀστένακτος καὶ ἀ. D.H. 5.8: Comp., Phld. Lib. p.44 O.
    • III Adv. ἀτενῶς, Ion. -έως Hp. Prorrh. 1.24; ἀ. ἐμβλέπειν Agatharch. 41; δυσπειθῶς καὶ ἀ. ἔχειν πρός τι to be obstinately averse to, Plu. Galb. 25:—more freq. in neut., ἀτενὲς ἴκελοι exceeding like, Pi. P. 2.77; ἀ. ἀπʼ ἀοῦς from dawn onwards, Epich. 124.1; καταμαθεῖν ἀ. Id. 172.4; ἀ. τηρεῖν Diph. 61; ἀ. βλέπειν Plb. 18.53.9.

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