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διατείνω

diateino

stretch to the uttermost

Appears 6 times across Plato's dialogues.

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διατείνω, A. stretch to the uttermost, δ. τὸ τόξον Hdt. 3.35; keep stretched out, τὴν χεῖρα Hp. Fract. 8; δ. τὰς χεῖρας ἐπί τι X. Cyr. 1.3.4; ἀράχνιον δ. πρὸς τὰ πέρατα Arist. HA 623a9; τινὰ ὑπὲρ λεχέων AP 5.54 (Diosc.):—Pass., extend, μία ἰδέα πάντῃ διατεταμένη Pl. Sph. 253d. II. intr., extend, Diog.Apoll. 6; διὰ παντὸς τοῦ βίου Arist. EN 1172a23; καθʼ ἅπαν τὸ σῶμα Id. HA 503b21; κατὰ τὸ συνεχὲς ἕως εἰς . . Plb. 3.37.9; to continue, γένος διέτεινε λαμπρόν Plu. Marc. 30. 2. δ. εἰς, ποτί τι, extend or relate to, concern, SIG 569.11,38 (Halasarna, iii B. C.), cf. Plb. 8.29.6; πρὸς τὰ ὅλα Id. 9.5.4. 3. reach, arrive at, extend as far as, πρός . . Epicur. Ep. 1p.13U., Plb. 5.86.4, D.S. 12.70, etc.; live until the time of, εἴς τινα Plu. Cat.Ma. 15. B. Med. and Pass., exert oneself, τί οὖν . . διετεινάμην οὑτωσὶ σφοδρῶς; D. 18.142; διατεινάμενος φεύγειν at full speed, X. Mem. 4.2.23; θεῖν διατεταμένους Pl. R. 474a; ἰέναι ib.501c; πὺξ διατεινάμενος Theoc. 22.67; strain, exert the voice, Arist. Pol. 1336a39; διατείνεσθαι πρός τι exert oneself for a purpose, X. Mem. 3.7.9; διετείναντο αὐτὸν μὴ εἰσελθεῖν prevented him from going in, Antipho 5.46; δ. τὰ κάλλιστα πράττειν Arist. EN 1169a9. 2. maintain earnestly, contend, δ. ὡς . . maintain stoutly that . ., Pl. Sph. 247c, Thphr. HP 3.18.7, CP 4.6.1, etc. b. oppose, opp. συναποφήνασθαι, Gal. 4.759; πρός τινα ib. 773. II. in strict sense of Med., stretch oneself, Anaxan dr.41.67. 2. to stretch out for oneself or what is oneʼs own, δ. τὸ τόξον Hdt. 4.9; τὰ βέλεα ὡς ἀπήσοντες to have their lances poised as if they were about to throw, Id. 9.18; διατεινάμενοι οἱ μὲν τὰ παλτὰ οἱ δὲ τὰ τόξα X. Cyr. 1.4.23; διατεταμένοι τὰς μάστιγας Plb. 15.28.2.
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