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ἔντονος

ἔντονος, well-strung, sinewy

ἔντον-ος, ον, (ἐντείνω) of persons,
  • sinewy, v.l. for εὔ-, Hp. Aër. 4; τὰ μέλη ἐντόνοις ὅμοια Zeno Stoic. 1.58.
      • 2 violent, of wind, etc., νότος Olymp. in Mete. 195.39; ἀκτῖνες -ώτεραι ib. 259.23: metaph., intense, eager, vehement, γνώμη Hdt. 4.11; σπλάγχνον E. Hipp. 118; Μοῦσα . . ἔ. Ἀχαρνική Ar. Ach. 666; ἔ. καὶ δριμεῖς Pl. Tht. 173a; -ώτατος πρός τι S. Fr. 842; δρᾶν ἔ. χέρες E. Fr. 291 (s. v. l.). Adv. -νως eagerly, χωρεῖν Th. 5.70; ἀπαιτεῖν X. An. 7.5.7; ζητεῖσθαι Pl. R. 528c: Comp. -ώτερον PPetr. 3 p.111 (prob.).
    • II Subst. ἔντονος, ὁ, dub.l. for τόνος, Pl. Lg. 945c.—Freq. confounded with εὔτονος.

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