- διατείνω
- to extend
- 1. to stretch to the uttermost , τόξον [Refs 5th c.BC]: to stretch out , τὰς χεῖρας [5th/4th c.BC]
2. intr. to extend, continue , [Refs 4th c.BC]
3. Mid. and Pass. to exert oneself , [5th/4th c.BC], etc.; διατεινάμενος at full speed , [5th/4th c.BC]; with all one's force , Theocr.; διατείνεσθαι πρός τι to exert oneself for a purpose, [5th/4th c.BC]
4. to maintain earnestly, contend for , τι [Refs 4th c.BC]
5. in strict sense of Mid. to stretch out for oneself , δ. τὰ βέλεα to have their lances poised , Hdt.; δ. τὸ τόξον to have one's bow strung , [Refs 5th c.BC] (ML)