stretch,
ἐπεκ-τείνω,
A. stretch,
Sor. 1.10 ( Pass. ), al.;extend,[ τὸ αὔταρκες] ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀπογόνους
Arist. EN 1097b12
:— Pass. ,to be extended, extend,
Id. Ph. 217b9 , etc.
2. intr.,extend,
ἐπὶ πλέον
Id. APo. 96a24
; of a people or country, μέχρι . .
Str. 8.3.11
: c. dat.,extend over,
Olymp. in Mete. 75.12 .
3.
Pass. ,extend beyond,
τῆς οἰκείας ὥρας
Thphr. HP 6.8.4
;reach out towards,
τοῖς ἔμπροσθεν
Ep.Phil. 3.13
.
4. Tact.,extend,
τοὺς ἱππέας
Ascl. Tact. 10.20
.
5. expand,
ἕν νόημα
Hermog. Inv. 4.4
.
II. lengthen, prolong,
λόγους
Plu. 2.1147
.
2. pronouncea syllableas long,
Arist. Metaph. 1014b17 .
3. lengthena word, by inserting a vowel or otherwise (asπόληοςforπόλεως), ἐπεκτεταμένον,opp.ἀφῃρημένον,
Id. Po. 1457b35 ; also by adding a syllable, in Pass. , A.D. Pron. 34.5 ,al.
III. make more burdensome,
τὰς προσόδους
Str. 17.1.15
.
