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ἐκτείνω

ἐκτείνω, to stretch out

ἐκτείνω, fut. -τενῶ A. Pr. 325, etc.:—
  • stretch out, χεῖρʼ ἐπʼ ἐκφορᾷ νεκροῦ Id. Ch. 9; τὴν χ. ὑπτίαν Ar. Ec. 782; τὰς χεῖρας ἐπί τι for something, Plb. 1.3.6; πρός τινα, in sign of friendship, Id. 2.47.2; πρὸς κέντρα κῶλον A. Pr. 325; παῖδας ἐπὶ τὴν πυρήν Hdt. 2.107; ἐκεῖσε κἀκεῖσʼ ἀσπίδʼ ἐ. E. Andr. 1131; εἰς ἧπαρ ξίφος Id. Ph. 1421: abs., offer food, Ath. 5.186c; τὰ γόνατʼ ἐ. straighten the knees, Ar. V. 1212; ἐ. τὰ σκέλη X. An. 5.8.14; νοῦ ἄπο μυρίον ὄμμα IG 3.716; ἐ. νέκυν E. Hipp. 786; ἓν γὰρ ἐκτενεῖ σʼ ἔπος will lay thee prostrate, Id. Med. 585:— Pass., to be outstretched, lie at length, of sleepers, etc., S. Ph. 858 (lyr.); ἐκταθεὶς ὥσπερ Ὀδυσσεὺς ἀφικέσθαι εἰς τὴν Ἑλλάδα X. An. 5.1.2, etc.; of countries, etc., extend, Id. Vect. 4.3, D.P. 40.
      • 2 stretch, spread out a net, A. Ch. 991; extend the line of an army, E. Heracl. 801, Arr. Tact. 5.6; λαὸν ἐκτείνοντʼ ἄνω (sc. ἑαυτόν) E. Supp. 654; στράτευμα X. HG 6.5.19:—Pass., to be unfolded, smoothed, ὡς ἂν Διὸς μέτωπον ἐκταθῇ χαρᾷ S. Fr. 902.
    • II spin out, prolong, πλεῦνα λόγον Hdt. 7.51; φροίμιον θεοῖς A. Ag. 829; μακρὰν ἐξέτεινας ib. 916, cf. E. Med. 1351; μῆκος λόγου A. Eu. 201; μείζονα λόγον S. Tr. 679, etc.; βίον E. Supp. 1109; τοὺς περιπάτους X. Mem. 3.13.5:—Pass., λόγος ἐκταθείς Pl. Lg. 887a; of Time, πολὺς ἐκτέταται χρόνος S. Aj. 1402 (anap.).
    • III put to the full stretch, ἵππον ἐ. X. Cyr. 5.4.5; ἐ. πάντα κάλων Pl. Prt. 338a; πᾶσαν προθυμίην ἐ. put forth all oneʼs zeal, Hdt. 7.10.ηʹ; τὸν θυμόν And. 3.31; ἅπασαν ἀγωνίαν D. 60.30: metaph. in Pass., to be on the rack, ἐκτέταμαι S. OT 153 (lyr.).
    • IV lengthen a short syllable, A.D. Pron. 27.2 (Pass.), al., interpol. in D.H. 2.58.
    • V intr., draw along, LXX Jd. 20.37.

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