ἐκτείνω
ἐκτείνω
fut. -τενῶ
perf. -τέτᾶκα
pass. -τέταμαι
to stretch out, Hdt., Attic: τὰ γόνατα ἐκτ. to straighten the knees, Ar.: ἐκτ. νέκυν to lay one dead, Eur.:—Pass. to be outstretched, lie at length, Soph.
to stretch or spread out a net, Aesch.: to extend the line of an army, Eur.
to stretch out, prolong, λόγον Hdt., Attic
to put to the full stretch, of a horse put to full speed, Xen.; πᾶσαν προθυμίην ἐκτ. to put forth all oneʼs zeal, Hdt.:—metaph. in Pass. to be on the rack, Soph.