ἐπίτασις

ἐπίτᾰσις, εως, ἡ, (ἐπιτείνω)

• stretching, [νεύρων] Hp. Art. 8 (pl.); δέρματος Thphr. Fr. 172.2; ἐ. καὶ ἄνεσις τῶν χορδῶν tightening and slackening, Pl. R. 349e, cf. Plu. Fort. 2.99c.
• • • 2 discharge, fire of artillery, Ph. Bel. 79.26 (pl.); ἐ. τῶν καταπελτῶν App. Pun. 93 (pl.).
    • 3 increase in intensity or force, opp. ἄνεσις, Arist. Cael. 288a19, al.; ἐπιτάσιες πυρετῶν, opp. ἀνέσιες, Hp. Acut.(Sp.) 54; χειμῶνος Thphr. Sign. 43; ὄμβρων Plb. 4.39.9 (pl.); πόνων Thphr. Sud. 11, cf. Plu. QConv. 2.732c sq.; ἐ. εἴς τι λαμβάνειν Porph. Sent. 32; of style, intensity, opp. ἄνεσις, Phld. Rh. 1.198 S., D.H. Isoc. 13; exaggeration, Longin. 38.6; emphasis, Hdn. Fig. p.91 S.; in Gramm., ἐπιρρήματα ἐπιτάσεως, e.g. λίαν, σφόδρα, D.T. 642.13, cf. A.D. Conj. 223.4.
    • 4 presence of pitch accent, opp. ἄνεσις, Phld. Po. 2.18, Po. IVa. 4 (p.274H.).
    • 5 vehemence, asperity, opp. ἠπιότης, Id. Hom. p.33 O.; διαβολῆς Id. Vit. p.42 J.
    • 6 = ἐπέκτασις (quod fort. leg.), Theol.Ar. 55.

ἐπίτασις, ἡ, die Anspannung, τῶν χορδῶν, Ggstz ἄνεσις, Plat. Rep. I.349e u. Sp.; übertr., τῶν πόνων Theophr.; τῶν ὅρων, Ausdehnung, Dion.Hal.; πυρετῶν, Zunehmen, Hippocr.; ὄμβρων Pol. 4.39.9, wie χειμῶνος Theophr., Heftigkeit. Von der Stimme, Uebergang zu höheren Tönen, auch höherer Schwung, Uebertreibung der Rede, Sp.

ἐπίτασις ἐπίτᾰσις, εως ἐπιτείνω

• a stretching of strings, Plat.