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ἐκτείνω

ekteino

stretch out

Appears 7 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐκτείνω, fut. -τενῶ A. Pr. 325, etc.:—Α. 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, LXXJd. 20.37.
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