ἐπιτείνω

ἐπιτείνω, Ion. iterat. ἐπιτείνεσκον Hdt. 1.186 : pf. -τέτακα PTeb. 19.6 (ii B.C.):—Α. 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. 2.677f ; heighten by contrast, τὰ φωτεινὰ καὶ λαμπρὰ τοῖς σκιεροῖς καὶ σκοτεινοῖς ἐ., of painters, ib.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. 1p.30U. ; 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.