τιταίνω
τῐταίνω, Ep. redupl. for
τείνω, τανύω, only used in pres., impf., and aor. Act., impf. and aor. Med., pres. and impf. Pass.:—
A). stretch,
τόξα τιταίνων bending his bow,
Il. 8.266 ;
ἕτερος δ’ ἐπὶ πάσι (
παισὶ Pap.; v.
πᾶσις )
ποικίλον τόξον τιταίνει B. 9.43 ; so in Med.,
ἐτιταίνετο καμπύλα τόξα Il. 5.97 , cf.
Od. 21.259 ;
Τυδεΐδῃ ἔπι τόξα τιταίνετο Il. 11.370 ;
φόρμιγγα τιτηνάμενος having tuned my harp,
Orph. A. 251 codd.; hence
τιταίνει .. νόμον plays a tune
on the strings,
Ar. Fr. 671 (troch.).
2). stretch out,
περὶ μέσσῳ χεῖρε τιτήνας Il. 13.534 ;
χρύσεια πατὴρ ἐτίταινε τάλαντα held them
out,
8.69 ;
προπάροιθε θρόνων ἐτίταινε τραπέζας Od. 10.354 :— Pass.,
extend,
τῇ καὶ τῇ D.P. 637 , cf.
92 ,
116 , al.
3). draw at full stretch,
ἅρμα τ.
Il. 2.390 ;
βόε οἴνοπε πηκτὸν ἄροτρον .. τιταίνετον 13.704 : abs.,
τιταίνετον haste along,
23.403 .
4). Pass.,
strain or
exert oneself, chiefly in part.,
ἂψ ὤσασκε τιταινόμενος with vehement effort,
Od. 11.599 ;
γυῖα τιταινόμενος APl. 4.105 ; of a horse galloping,
τιταινόμενος πεδίοιο stretching over the plain,
Il. 22.23 ;
ἵππος ἄνακτα ἕλκῃσιν πεδίοιο τιταινόμενος σὺν ὄχεσφι 23.518 ; of birds,
τιταινομένω πτερύγεσσιν Od. 2.149 ; of a man running at full speed,
Hes. Sc. 229 ; of rivers,
τ. κατ’ ὄρεσφι Opp. H. 1.22 .
5). in
Hp.,
Aret., and late Ep.,
strain,
ὄμμα τ.
Man. 4.496 , etc.;
τ. ὄμμα εἴς τι Nonn. D. 7.283 ;
τ. ψιθύρισμα whistle
loudly, ib.
1.31 , etc.:— Pass.,
to be strained or
stretched, as in convulsions,
Hp. Epid. 5.47 ,
Nic. Th. 722 ,
Aret. CA 1.5 , etc.: metaph.,
ἡ ὀδύνη τ.
becomes intense,
Hp. Mul. 2.134 (unless
τὰ σκέλεα is the subject).
II). Hes. attempts to derive the name
Τιτῆνες from
τῑταίνω (lengthd.
ad hoc, but retaining its usual sense) and at the same time from
τῐσις,
Th. 207 sqq.: v.
Τιτάν .
ShortDef
to stretch
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
τιταίνω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
τιταινω
URN:
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">τῐταίνω</span>, Ep. redupl. for <span class="foreign greek">τείνω, τανύω</span>, only used in pres., impf., and aor. Act., impf. and aor. Med., pres. and impf. Pass.:—<div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">stretch</span>, <span class="foreign greek">τόξα τιταίνων</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bending</span> his bow, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:266" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:8.266/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 8.266 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἕτερος δ’ ἐπὶ πάσι </span>(<span class="foreign greek">παισὶ</span> Pap.; v. <span class="ref greek">πᾶσις</span> ) <span class="quote greek"> ποικίλον τόξον τιταίνει</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg001:9:43" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg001:9.43/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">B.</span> 9.43 </a> ; so in Med., <span class="quote greek">ἐτιταίνετο καμπύλα τόξα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:97" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:5.97/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 5.97 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:21:259" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:21.259/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 21.259 </a>; <span class="quote greek">Τυδεΐδῃ ἔπι τόξα τιταίνετο</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11:370" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:11.370/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 11.370 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">φόρμιγγα τιτηνάμενος</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">having tuned my</span> harp, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0579.tlg002:251" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0579.tlg002:251/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Orph.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">A.</span> 251 </a> codd.; hence <span class="foreign greek">τιταίνει .. νόμον</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">plays</span> a tune <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">on the strings</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:671" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:671/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 671 </a> (troch.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">stretch out</span>, <span class="quote greek">περὶ μέσσῳ χεῖρε τιτήνας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13:534" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:13.534/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 13.534 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">χρύσεια πατὴρ ἐτίταινε τάλαντα</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">held</span> them <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">out</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:69" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:8.69/canonical-url/"> 8.69 </a>; <span class="quote greek">προπάροιθε θρόνων ἐτίταινε τραπέζας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:10:354" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:10.354/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 10.354 </a> :— Pass., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">extend</span>, <span class="quote greek">τῇ καὶ τῇ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0084.tlg001:637" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0084.tlg001:637/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.P.</span> 637 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0084.tlg001:92" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0084.tlg001:92/canonical-url/"> 92 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0084.tlg001:116" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0084.tlg001:116/canonical-url/"> 116 </a>, al. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">draw at full stretch</span>, <span class="foreign greek">ἅρμα τ</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:390" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.390/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 2.390 </a>; <span class="quote greek">βόε οἴνοπε πηκτὸν ἄροτρον .. τιταίνετον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13:704" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:13.704/canonical-url/"> 13.704 </a> : abs., <span class="foreign greek">τιταίνετον</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">haste along</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:23:403" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:23.403/canonical-url/"> 23.403 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> Pass., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">strain</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">exert oneself</span>, chiefly in part., <span class="foreign greek">ἂψ ὤσασκε τιταινόμενος</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">with vehement effort</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:11:599" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.599/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 11.599 </a>; <span class="quote greek">γυῖα τιταινόμενος</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">APl.</span> 4.105 </span> ; of a horse galloping, <span class="foreign greek">τιταινόμενος πεδίοιο</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">stretching</span> over the plain, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:22.23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 22.23 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἵππος ἄνακτα ἕλκῃσιν πεδίοιο τιταινόμενος σὺν ὄχεσφι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:23:518" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:23.518/canonical-url/"> 23.518 </a> ; of birds, <span class="quote greek">τιταινομένω πτερύγεσσιν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2:149" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:2.149/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 2.149 </a> ; of a man running at full speed, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:229" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:229/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sc.</span> 229 </a>; of rivers, <span class="quote greek">τ. κατ’ ὄρεσφι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0023.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0023.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Opp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">H.</span> 1.22 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>5).</strong></span> in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span></span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aret.</span></span>, and late Ep., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">strain</span>, <span class="foreign greek">ὄμμα τ</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2583.tlg001:4:496" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2583.tlg001:4.496/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Man.</span> 4.496 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">τ. ὄμμα εἴς τι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2045.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:283" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2045.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.283/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nonn.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">D.</span> 7.283 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">τ. ψιθύρισμα</span> whistle <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">loudly</span>, ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2045.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2045.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.31/canonical-url/"> 1.31 </a>, etc.:— Pass., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be strained</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">stretched</span>, as in convulsions, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg006.perseus-grc1:5:47" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg006.perseus-grc1:5.47/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Epid.</span> 5.47 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg001:722" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg001:722/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 722 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0719.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0719.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aret.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">CA</span> 1.5 </a>, etc.: metaph., <span class="foreign greek">ἡ ὀδύνη τ</span>. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">becomes intense</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg036:2:134" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg036:2.134/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mul.</span> 2.134 </a> (unless <span class="foreign greek">τὰ σκέλεα</span> is the subject). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> </span> attempts to derive the name <span class="foreign greek">Τιτῆνες</span> from <span class="foreign greek">τῑταίνω</span> (lengthd. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ad hoc</span>, but retaining its usual sense) and at the same time from <span class="itype greek">τῐσις</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:207" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:207/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 207 </a> sqq.: v. <span class="ref greek">Τιτάν</span> .</div> </div><br><br>'}