ἀτενής
ἀτενής, strained tight, clinging
- 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.
I concr.
1 tenaz
κισσός
• c. idea de mov. derecho, directo
ἥκω δ' ἀτενὴς ἀπ' οἴκων
2 compacto
γῆ ἀ. καὶ σκληρά
II fig.
1 atento, interesado de la mente
νοῦς
ψυχή
• de la mirada atenta, fija Arist.HA 492a11, Hld.3.5.5
• subst. τὸ ἀ. fijeza, atención
τὸ ἀ. τῆς ὄψεως
• neutr. como adv. atentamente
αἰ λῇς καταμαθεῖν ἀτενές
ἀτενὲς δὲ τηρῶ
ὅταν ἴδωσιν ἀτενές
ἀναβλέψας
δεδαρκῶς
2 de palabras inflexible, recto
παρρησία
λόγος
3 de pasiones, dolores intenso
ὀργαί
ὀδυρμοί
• de defectos obstinado
φιλονικία
4 de pers. tenaz, inflexible Ar.V.730,
ἁπλούς τε καὶ ἀτενεῖς ... ἄνδρας
ἄδακρύς τε καὶ ... ἀ. διαμένων
• subst.
τὸ ἀ. πρὸς τὸν δῆμον
su inflexibilidad respecto al pueblo
• neutr. como adv. pertinazmente, sin parar
ἀτενὲς ἀπ' ἀοῦς ἀφύας ἀπεπυρίζομες
III adv. -ῶς, jón. -έως
1 fija, atentamente
ὀφθαλμοὶ ἐκλάμπουσιν ἀτενέως
βλέποντες
2 tenaz, obstinadamente
πρὸς τὰ τοιαῦτα δυσπειθῶς καὶ ἀ. ἔχοντας
•Comp. de un tema *tenos no atestiguado en gr., de la raíz *ten- de τείνω q.u., cf. lat. tenus ai. tánas. La α vendría de n̥ (grado ω de *en) o sería protética.
• Adv., ἀτενὲς ἴκελος, ganz gleich, Pind. P. 2.77 ; ἀτενὲς ἥκω ἀπʼ οἴκων, stracks, Eur. Alcm. fr. 15 ; ἀτενὲς ἀπʼ ἀοῦς, gleich vom Morgen an, Epicharm. Ath. VII.277f.
- 1earnest φαῖμέν κε γείτονʼ ἔμμεναι νόῳ φιλήσαντʼ ἀτενέι γείτονι χάρμα πάντων ἐπάξιον N. 7.88 n. sing. pro adv., really, absolutely, ὑποφάτιες, ὀργαῖς ἀτενὲς ἀλωπέκων ἴκελοι P. 2.77
- Istrained tight, clinging, of ivy, Soph.: metaph.
- IIof menʼs minds and speech, intent, earnest, Hes., Plat.; also stiff, stubborn, inexorable, Aesch., Ar.:—adv. ἀτενῶς earnestly, ἀτ. ἔχειν πρός τι Plut.