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ἐπιτείνω

ἐπιτείνω, to stretch upon

ἐπιτείνω, Ion. iterat. ἐπιτείνεσκον Hdt. 1.186: pf. -τέτακα PTeb. 19.6 (ii B.C.):—
  • stretch upon or over, ξύλα ἐπὶ τὴν γέφυραν Hdt. l.c.; ὑπὲρ [τάφρης] Id. 4.201:—Hom. only in Pass., ἐπὶ νὺξ ὀλοὴ τέταται δειλοῖσι βροτοῖσι Od. 11.19; ἐπὶ πτόλεμος τέτατό σφιν Il. 17.736.
      • 2 stretch as on a frame, tighten, screw up, esp. of musical strings, ἐ. τὰς χορδάς Pl. Ly. 209b; ὥσπερ λύραν ἐ. ἕως ἂν ἁρμόσῃ Macho 2.9:— Pass., χορδαὶ -όμεναι Arist. Pr. 920b3, cf. GA 787b13, Pl. Phd. 98c.
        • b of sounds, raise them to a higher pitch, ἐ. τὸν φθόγγον καὶ ὀξὺ φθέγγεσθαι Arist. Phgn. 807a15, cf. 806b27 (Pass.); of pitch accent, Phld. Po. 2.18 (Pass.).
        • c metaph., increase in intensity, augment, heighten, ἡδονάς Pl. Lg. 645d; τὰ τιμήματα ἐ. ἢ ἀνιέναι Arist. Pol. 1308b4; τὰ [τῆς ψυχῆς] γυμνάσια Pl. R. 498b; ἐ. [τὴν πολιτείαν] Arist. Pol. 1309b33, cf. 1301b17 (Pass.), Rh. 1360a25 (Pass.); ἐ. τὴν κρᾶσιν make it stronger, Plu. QConv. 2.677f; heighten by contrast, τὰ φωτεινὰ καὶ λαμπρὰ τοῖς σκιεροῖς καὶ σκοτεινοῖς ἐ., of painters, ib. Adul. 57c; τῇ γλυκύτητι τοῦ νουθετοῦντος ἐ. τὸ πικρὸν..τῆς νουθεσίας ib. 67b: abs., exert oneself greatly, D. 56.13, Arist. EN 1138b23; strain matters to an extreme, Id. Pol. 1293a26:—Pass., εἰ ἐπιτείνοιντο δυσκατάποτοι if their difficulty in swallowing increases, Archig. ap. Gal. 12.976; so in pf. part. Pass., intensified, ταραχή Epicur. Ep. 1 p.30 U.; ἐπιτίμησις Phld. Ir. p.72 W.: impers., ἐπιτείνεται increase arises, Arist. Cael. 289a3.
        • d intr., increase, of fevers, Hp. Coac. 114; ἐπέτεινε ὁ λιμός Plu. Cam. 28; of motion, Arist. Ph. 238a5.
        • e intr., rise, of price, PTeb. 8.17 (iii B.C.).
      • 3 urge on, incite, τινὰ ποιεῖν τι X. Eq.Mag. 1.13; τινὰ ἵνα.. PFay. 112.5 (i A.D.); ἐ. ἑαυτόν exert himself, Plu. Alex. 40.
      • 4 expedite, τὰ πράγματα PTeb. 19.6 (ii B.C.).
    • II Pass., suffer more intensely, τῷ πυρετῷ Hp. Epid. 5.50; simply, to be tormented, racked, ὑπὸ νόσων Pl. Phd. 86c: then generally, to be tortured, ζηλοτυπῶν Luc. DMeretr. 9.4.
      • 2 to be on the stretch, screwed up to the uttermost, αἱ τιμαὶ ἐπετέταντο prices were ‘screwed up’, D. 56.24, cf. Men.Eph. ap. J. AJ 9.14.2; πολλαπλασίως ταῖς εὐνοίαις ἐπιταθέντες Plb. 18.16.3.
      • 3 ἐ. τινί to be passionately devoted to, Parth. 23.1; also of things, ἐ. [βιβλίοις] Luc. Ind. 27; εἴς τι D.S. 1.37.
      • 4 hold out, last, endure, ἐπιταθῆναι πλείω χρόνον, of men, X. Lac. 2.5, cf. Thphr. HP 7.10.3.

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