ἐντανύω

ἐνταν-ύω, poet. and Ion. for ἐντείνω,

• stretch tight, of the bow-string, νευρὴν ἐντανύσαι Od. 19.587, al.; also, stretch a bow tight, i.e. bend or string it, 21.306, al.; τὰ τόξα ἐντανύουσι string their bows, opp. ἐκλύουσι, Hdt. 2.173, cf. Theoc. 24.107:—Med., δυνήσεται ἐντανύσασθαι string the bow, Od. 21.403:— Pass., fut. inf. ἐντανύεσθαι ib. 92.
• • • 2 stretch or strain tight with cords or straps, ἐντανύσας [τὸν θρόνον ἱμᾶσιν] cover it with stretched straps, Hdt. 5.25.
    • 3 ἐ. αὔλακας draw long furrows, Pi. P. 4.227.

ἐντανύω, (τανύω), = ἐντείνω, ein-, anspannen, βιὸν ἐν παλάμῃσιν Od. 19.577 ; auch im med., 21.403 ; Pind. in tmesi, P. 4.129 ; αὔλακας, Furchen ziehen, ibd. 227 ; sp.D. Auch Her. 5.25, θρόνον ἱμᾶσι.

†ἐντανύω

[ἐν- 6.]

3 pl. pres. ἐντανύουσιν Od. 21.326.

Fut. infin. ἐντανύειν Od. 21.97, 127.

3 sing. aor. ἐντάνυσε Od. 21.150.

Subj. ἐντανύσω Od. 21.114.

2 sing. -ῃς Od. 21.306.

3 sing. -ῃ Od. 19.577, Od. 21.75, 315, 338.

3 sing. opt. ἐντανύσειε Od. 21.286.

Infin. ἐντανύσαι Od. 19.587, Od. 21.185, 247, Od. 24.171.

Aor. infin. mid. ἐντανύσασθαι Od. 21.403.

Fut. infin. pass. ἐντανύεσθαι Od. 21.92.

• • 1

    To bend (a bow) into the position required for stringing it, to string (it) (cf. τανύω 2): οὐδὲ τόξον ἐντάνυσεν Od. 21.150. Cf. Od. 19.577 = Od. 21.75, Od. 21.92, 247, 286, 306, 315, 326, 338, 403.

    Absol. Od. 21.114, 185.

  • 2

    To stretch (the string) so as to string a bow: νευρήν Od. 19.587, Od. 21.97 = 127, Od. 24.171.

ἐντᾰνῠω

• 1stretch out met., drive ὀρθὰς δʼ αὔλακας ἐντανύσαις ἤλαυν (sc. βόας) P. 4.227

ἐντανύω (= ἐντείνω), aor. ἐντάνυσε, mid. aor. inf. ἐντανύσασθαι: stretch tight in, regularly (act. and mid.) string a bow; νευρὴν ἐντανύσαι, of stretching the string in the bow to string it, not pulling it to shoot, Od. 19.587, Od. 21.97, Od. 24.171; then βιόν, τόξον, Od. 19.577, Od. 21.75, 114, 150, 403; pass., Od. 21.2. (See cut No. 34, from an antique gem.)

ἐντανύω fut. σω poet. and Ionic for ἐντείνω

• • • 1to stretch or strain tight with cords or straps, Hom.; ἐντανύσας τὸν θρόνον ἱμᾶσιν to cover it with stretched straps, Hdt.
    • 2to stretch a cord tight, of the bow-string, Od.: also to stretch a bow tight, i. e. to string it, Od.: —Mid., δυνήσεται ἐντανύσασθαι to string oneʼs bow, Od.