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ἀνατείνω

ἀνατείνω, to stretch up, hold up

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ἄντειναν aorist active indicative 3rd plural of ἀνατείνω

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ἀνατείνω, poet. ἀντ-,
  • lift up, χεῖρας ἀ., in swearing, Pi. O. 7.65; also in prayer, Id. I. 6(5).41; εὐξόμεθʼ . . ἀνατείνοντες τὼ χεῖρʼ Ar. Av. 623; as token of assent in voting, X. An. 5.6.33, etc.
      • 2 stretch forth, so as to threaten, τὴν μάχαιραν ἀνατεταμένος X. Cyr. 4.1.3:— Med. (with aor. 1 Pass.), οὐδὲ Πολυδεύκεος βία χεῖρας ἀντείναιτʼ ἂν ἐναντίον αὐτῷ Simon. 8; οὐδὲν ἂν ὑμῖν εἶχε ἀνατείνασθαι φοβερόν hold out any alarming threat, D. 19.153: abs., threaten, Plb. 5.55.1: c. dat., 4.82.8: c. fut. inf., 4.18.10.
      • 3 hold up, offer as a prize, Pi. N. 8.25 (Pass.).
      • 4 present a document to a magistrate, BGU 613.3 (ii A.D.).
      • 5 lift up, exalt, κῦδός τινος Pi. N. 8.34; ἀνατείνασθαι ἀρχήν strain or augment its force, Plu. Cleom. 10.
      • 6 lift up, κάρα Pi. N. 1.43; ἑαυτόν Ael. NA 3.21; ἀ. τὰς ὀφρῦς pucker, Luc. Tim. 54.
      • 7 of sound, strain to a high pitch, Arist. Pr. 920b20 (Pass.).
      • 8 metaph., excite, τινά Plu. Adul. 2.60c:—Pass., Phld. Lib. p.44 O.; of the soul, etc., ἐς ἀμέθεκτον αἰτίαν Procl. Inst. 100, cf. 23.
    • II spread out, expand, e.g. a line of battle, τὰ κέρατα X. Cyr. 7.1.6, cf. ib. 23; ἀετὸς ἐπὶ δόρατος ἀνατεταμένος spread eagle, ib. 4; ἀ. ἱστία πρὸς ζυγόν Pi. N. 5.51:— Pass., to be distended upwards, Ti.Locr. 102a; extend, εἰς ὕψος Plb. 9.21.10.
    • III hold out, persevere, esp. in abstinence from food, Sor. 1.56, Arr. Epict. 2.17.9.
    • IV intr., reach up, stretch up, πέδιλα ἐς γόνυ ἀνατείνοντα Hdt. 7.67.
      • 2 extend, stretch out, ὄρος . . ἀ. ἐς τὴν Οἴτην Hdt. 7.176, cf. 8.107, Arist. HA 524b19, Epicur. Nat. 11.5, Inscr.Prien. 37.160, 42.69: metaph. in Pass., πρὸς ἄφρονας ταῦτʼ ἀ. these things only reach or affect foolish people, Phld. Herc. 1251.12.

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