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1 Stretch
v. trans.P. and V. τείνειν, ἐντείνειν.Thy body moulded by the skilful hands of craftsmen shall lie stretched upon my couch: V. σοφῇ δὲ χειρὶ τεκτόνων δέμας τὸ σὸν εἰκασθὲν ἐν λέκτροισιν ἐκταθήσεται (Eur., Alc. 348).Stretch out: P. and V. τείνειν, προτείνειν, ἐκτείνειν.Offer: P. and V. ὀρέγειν.Lengthen: P. and V. τείνειν, ἐκτείνειν, μηκύνειν, P. ἀποτείνειν.Stretch over: V. ὑπερτείνειν (τί τινος).Stretch under, spread under: P. and V. ὑποστορεννύναι (Xen. also Ar.).Stretch oneself: Ar. σκορδινᾶσθαι.V. intrans. P. and V. τείνειν, P. καθήκειν, διήκειν.Stretch alongside: P. παρατείνειν (absol.), παρήκειν (absol.), Ar. παρατείνεσθαι (absol.).——————subs.Length: P. and V. μῆκος, τό.Expanse: κύκλος, ὁ; see Expanse.Open space: P. εὐρυχωρία, ἡ.Plain: P. and V. πεδίον, τό, V. πλάξ, ἡ.They pass... over the level stretches of plain: V. χωροῦσι... πεδίων ὑποτάσεις (Eur., Bacch. 748).At a stretch, by an effort: P. μετὰ πολλοῦ πόνου, V. πολλῷ πόνῳ; see under Effort.Continuously: Ar. and P. συνεχῶς.Keep on the stretch, v. trans.: P. κατατείνειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Stretch
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