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ὀριγνάομαι

ὀριγνάομαι, to stretch oneself

ὀριγνάομαι, fut. -ήσομαι D.C. 41.53: aor. ὠριγνήθην Antipho Soph. 21, Isoc. Ep. 6.9:—
  • stretch oneself, like ὀρέγομαι, ἔγχεσιν ἠδʼ ἐλάτῃς αὐτοσχεδὸν ὠριγνῶντο they fought with outstretched spears, Hes. Sc. 190.
      • 2 c. gen., stretch oneself after a thing, aim at, grasp at, ὅτε . . θηρῶν ὀριγνῷτο E. Ba. 1255; ποίας δόξης Isoc. l.c.; τελαμῶνος Theoc. 24.44; κερδέων Herod. 7.37; χορείας Pl. Ax. 366a; τοῦ πλείονος Socr. Ep. 29, D.C. l.c.; aim at, strive, c. inf., κενῶσαι τελέως Gal. 11.363; νικῆσαι Id. 10.5.
      • 3 reach, win, Δήμητρος εὐνῆς D.H. 1.61 (v.l. εὐνήν).

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