ἀτενής

ἀτεν-ής, ές,

A stretched, strained,

κισσός S.Ant.826

(lyr.); freq. of the eyes, staring, Arist.HA492a11;

τὸ ἀ. τῆς ὄψεως καὶ ἄτεγκτον D.H.5.8

;

τὴν ὄψιν εἰς τὸ ἀ. ἀπερείδεσθαι

intently,

Luc.Icar.12

.

2 intense, excessive,

ὀργαί A.Ag.71

(lyr.);

ὀδυρμοί Call.Fr.1.7

P.

3 straight, direct, ἥκω δ' ἀτενὴς ἀπ' οἴκων straight from home, E.Fr.65.

4 of diseases, obstinate, ἰσχιάς prob. for ἀγεννής in Archig. ap. Aët.12.1.

II of men's minds and speech, intent, earnest,

ἀτενεῖ . . νόῳ Hes.Th.661

, Pi.N.7.88; ἁπλοῖ καὶ ἀ., of men, Pl.R.547e;

ἀ. παρρησία E.Fr.737

;

ἀ. ψυχή Luc.Nigr.4

.

2 unbending, stubborn,

ἀ. ἀτεράμων τε Ar.V.730

(lyr.);

ἀστένακτος καὶ ἀ. D.H.5.8

: [comp] Comp., Phld. Lib.p.44 O.

III Adv. ἀτενῶς, [dialect] Ion.

-έως Hp.Prorrh.1.24

;

ἀ. ἐμβλέπειν Agatharch.41

; δυσπειθῶς καὶ ἀ. ἔχειν πρός τι to be obstinately averse to, Plu.Galb.25:—more freq. in neut., ἀτενὲς ἴκελοι exceeding like , Pi.P.2.77; ἀ. ἀπ' ἀοῦς from dawn onwards, Epich.124.1;

καταμαθεῖν ἀ. Id.172.4

;

ἀ. τηρεῖν Diph.61

;

ἀ. βλέπειν Plb.18.53.9

.