ὀρεκτός
orektos
stretched out
Appears 10 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ὀρεκτός, ή, όν, (ὀρέγω) A. stretched out, ὀ. μελίαι pikes to be used for thrusting, Il. 2.543 ; so ὀρεκτὸν δόρυ pike, opp. παλτόν (javelin), 10.1.12. II. longed for, desired, τὸ ὀ. the object of appetency, de An. 433a18, cf. EN 1113a10, al. ; τὸ ὀ. κινεῖ οὐ κινούμενον τῷ νοηθῆναι ἢ φαντασθῆναι de An. 433b11 ; opp. ὀρεκτέος, Stoic. 3.22.
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