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παράτασις

παράτασις, extension

παράτᾰσις, εως, ἡ, (παρατείνω)
  • extension or continuance of or in time, S.E. P. 3.107, Ptol. Tetr. 75; χρονικὴ π. Procl. Inst. 50; ἐπιθυμία . . μετὰ προκοπῆς τινος καὶ παρατάσεως Stoic. 3.96; π. τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος continuance of the present, A.D. Synt. 252.4; ἐν παρατάσει γενέσθαι τοῦ τρέχειν continue to run, ib. 273.17; εἰ ἐν π. χρόνου τὸ εὐδαιμονεῖν Plot. 1.5tit.; παρʼ ὃ ἡ κίνησις τὴν π. ἔχει, of time, Id. 3.7.8, cf. 3.6.17; τὸ ἀεί φαμεν παράτασιν ἔχειν Dam. Pr. 298.
        • b π. δοῦναί τισι grant them an extension of time for payment, PTeb. 37.8 (i B. C., pl.).
      • 2 extension in space, long stretch, ἡ τῶν ἐντέρων π. Arist. PA 677b37, cf. Iamb. Myst. 1.9.
      • 3 direction of extension, dimension, ἓξ π. S.E. M. 9.367, al.
    • II Gramm., time of the tempus imperfectum (cf. παρατατικός), A.D. Synt. 70.27, EM 472.22, Eust. 19.28; opp. ἐνεστὼς χρόνος, A.D. Adv. 124.5.

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