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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.

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to stretch out

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ἐκτείνω
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ἐκτείνω
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εκτεινω
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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.
IDX:
10357
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n10360
Key:
e)ktei/nw

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