ἐπιτείνω

ἐπιτείνω, [dialect] Ion. iterat.

A

ἐπιτείνεσκον Hdt.1.186

: [tense] pf.

-τέτακα PTeb. 19.6

(ii B.C.):—stretch upon or over,

ξύλα ἐπὶ τὴν γέφυραν Hdt.

l.c. ;

ὑπὲρ [τάφρης] Id.4.201

:—Hom. only in [voice] Pass.,

ἐπὶ νὺξ ὀλοὴ τέταται δειλοῖσι βροτοῖσι Od.11.19

;

ἐπὶ πτόλεμος τέτατό σφιν Il.17.736

.

2 stretch as on a frame, tighten, screw up, esp. of musical strings,

ἐ. τὰς χορδάς Pl.Ly.209b

;

ὥσπερ λύραν ἐ. ἕως ἂν ἁρμόσῃ Macho 2.9

:— [voice] Pass.,

χορδαὶ -όμεναι Arist.Pr.920b3

, cf. GA787b13, Pl.Phd.98c.

b of sounds, raise them to a higher pitch,

ἐ. τὸν φθόγγον καὶ ὀξὺ φθέγγεσθαι Arist.Phgn.807a15

, cf. 806b27 ([voice] Pass.) ; of pitch accent, Phld.Po. 2.18 ([voice] Pass.).

c metaph., increase in intensity, augment, heighten,

ἡδονάς Pl.Lg.645d

;

τὰ τιμήματα ἐ. ἢ ἀνιέναι Arist.Pol.1308b4

;

τὰ [τῆς ψυχῆς] γυμνάσια Pl.R.498b

;

ἐ. [τὴν πολιτείαν] Arist.Pol.1309b33

, cf. 1301b17 ([voice] Pass.), Rh.1360a25 ([voice] Pass.) ; ἐ. τὴν κρᾶσιν make it stronger, Plu.2.677f ; heighten by contrast, τὰ φωτεινὰ καὶ λαμπρὰ τοῖς σκιεροῖς καὶ σκοτεινοῖς ἐ., of painters, ib.57c ; τῇ γλυκύτητι τοῦ νουθετοῦντος ἐ. τὸ πικρὸν..τῆς νουθεσίας ib.67b : abs., exert oneself greatly, D.56.13, Arist.EN1138b23 ; strain matters to an extreme, Id.Pol.1293a26:—[voice] Pass., εἰ ἐπιτείνοιντο δυσκατάποτοι if their difficulty in swallowing increases, Archig. ap. Gal.12.976 ; so in [tense] pf. part. [voice] Pass., intensified,

ταραχή Epicur.Ep.1p.30U.

;

ἐπιτίμησις Phld.Ir.p.72

W. : impers.,

ἐπιτείνεται

increase arises,

Arist.Cael.289a3

.

d intr., increase, of fevers, Hp.Coac.114 ;

ἐπέτεινε ὁ λιμός Plu.Cam.28

; of motion, Arist.Ph.238a5.

e intr., rise, of price, PTeb.8.17 (iii B.C.).

3 urge on, incite,

τινὰ ποιεῖν τι X.Eq.Mag.1.13

; τινὰ ἵνα.. PFay.112.5 (i A.D.) ; ἐ. ἑαυτόν exert himself, Plu.Alex.40.

4 expedite,

τὰ πράγματα PTeb.19.6

(ii B.C.).

II [voice] Pass., suffer more intensely,

τῷ πυρετῷ Hp.Epid.5.50

; simply, to be tormented, racked,

ὑπὸ νόσων Pl.Phd.86c

: then generally, to be tortured,

ζηλοτυπῶν Luc. DMeretr.9.4

.

2 to be on the stretch, screwed up to the uttermost, αἱ τιμαὶ ἐπετέταντο prices were 'screwed up', D.56.24, cf. Men.Eph. ap.J.AJ9.14.2 ;

πολλαπλασίως ταῖς εὐνοίαις ἐπιταθέντες Plb.18.16.3

.

3

ἐ. τινί

to be passionately devoted to,

Parth.23.1

; also of things,

ἐ. [βιβλίοις] Luc.Ind.27

;

εἴς τι D.S.1.37

.

4 hold out, last, endure, ἐπιταθῆναι πλείω χρόνον, of men, X.Lac.2.5, cf. Thphr. HP7.10.3.