stretched, strained,
ἀτεν-ής,ές,
A. stretched, strained,
κισσός
S. Ant. 826
(lyr.); freq. of the eyes,staring,
Arist. HA 492a11 ; 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 straightfrom home, E. Fr. 65 .
4. of diseases,obstinate, ἰσχιάςprob. forἀγεννήςin 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. , Phld. Lib. p.44 O.
III. Adv. ἀτενῶς,
Ion.
-έως
Hp. Prorrh. 1.24
; ἀ. ἐμβλέπειν
Agatharch. 41
;δυσπειθῶς καὶ ἀ. ἔχειν πρός τιto beobstinately averse to,
Plu. Galb. 25 :—more freq. in neut.,ἀτενὲς ἴκελοι exceeding like, Pi. P. 2.77 ;ἀ. ἀπ' ἀοῦςfrom dawnonwards,
Epich. 124.1 ; καταμαθεῖν ἀ.
Id. 172.4
; ἀ. τηρεῖν
Diph. 61
; ἀ. βλέπειν
Plb. 18.53.9
.
