εὐρύνω

εὐρύνω, (εὐρύς)

• make wide or broad, εὔρυναν ἀγῶνα cleared the arena (for dancing), Od. 8.260; τὸ μέσον εὐ. leave a wide space in the middle, Hdt. 4.52; εὐ. τοὺς μυκτῆρας dilate them, X. Eq. 1.10; αὔλακας εὐ. Theoc. 13.31; widen a wound, ὄνυξι App. BC 2.99; στήθεα Opp. C. 3.442:—Pass., to be widened, become wider, Ph. 2.112, D.P. 92, Luc. Electr. 6; γῆς -ομένης ὑπὸ πνευμάτων καὶ ὑδάτων, of the formation of valleys, Ocell. 3.4.
• • • 2 metaph., extend, ξενίου δαίμονος ἐργασίην AP 7.698 (Christod.).

εὐρύνω, breit machen, erweitern, ausdehnen, καλὸν δʼ εὔρυναν ἀγῶνα, sie räumten den Kampfplatz aus, daß den Kämpfern Nichts im Wege stehe, Od. 8.260 ; sp.D., wie στήθεα Opp. C. 3.442 ; αὔλακας, breite Furchen machen, Theocr. 13.31 ; χείλεα, die Lippen auseinanderziehen, den Mund aufsperren, Maced. 16 (XI.374); in Prosa, τοὺς μυκτῆρας Xen. re Eq. 1.10 ; τὸ μέσον εὐρύνειν, einen weiten Raum in der Mitte lassen, Her. 4.52 ; Sp., κεῖθεν εὐρυνθεῖσα ἅλμη, von da sich ausbreitend, Dion.Per. 92.

†εὐρύνω

[εὐρύς.]

3 pl. aor. εὔρυναν.

To make wide or broad: εὔρυναν ἀγῶνα (marked off an ample space) Od. 8.260.

εὐρύνω (εὐρύς), aor. 1 εὔρῦνα: widen, enlarge, Od. 8.260†.

εὐρύνω εὐρύς

• • • 1to broaden, εὐρῦναι ἀγῶνα to clear the arena (for dancing), Od.; τὸ μέσον εὐρύνειν to leave a wide space in the middle, Hdt.
    • 2metaph. to extend, Anth.:—Pass. to be spread abroad, Luc.