διατείνω (diateino)

Where it lives

Fragments 2 · 5.02/10k
On the Sacred Disease 1 · 2.18/10k
Sapientia Salomonis 1 · 1.45/10k
Sophist 2 · 1.25/10k
Nicomachean Ethics 6 · 1.07/10k
Against Leptines 1 · 0.89/10k
Timaeus 2 · 0.85/10k
Isaias 2 · 0.76/10k
Lives of Eminent Philosophers 7 · 0.65/10k
Memorabilia 2 · 0.56/10k
On the Crown 1 · 0.51/10k
Cyropaedia 4 · 0.51/10k

Densest 12 of 20 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

διατείνω · diateinō — LSJ

stretch to the uttermost, keep stretched out, extend

stretch to the uttermost, δ. τὸ τόξον Hdt. 3.35; keep stretched out, τὴν χεῖρα Hp. Fract. 8; δ. τὰς χεῖρας ἐπί τι X. Cyr. 1.3.4; ἀράχνιον δ. πρὸς τὰ πέρατα Arist. HA 623a9; τινὰ ὑπὲρ λεχέων AP 5.54 (Diosc.):—Pass., extend, μία ἰδέα πάντῃ διατεταμένη Pl. Sph. 253d.

II extend, to continue

intr., extend, Diog.Apoll. 6; διὰ παντὸς τοῦ βίου Arist. EN 1172a23; καθʼ ἅπαν τὸ σῶμα Id. HA 503b21; κατὰ τὸ συνεχὲς ἕως εἰς . . Plb. 3.37.9; to continue, γένος διέτεινε λαμπρόν Plu. Marc. 30.

2 extend, relate to, concern

δ. εἰς, ποτί τι, extend or relate to, concern, SIG 569.11,38 (Halasarna, iii B. C.), cf. Plb. 8.29.6; πρὸς τὰ ὅλα Id. 9.5.4.

3 reach, arrive at, extend as far as, live until the time of

reach, arrive at, extend as far as, πρός . . Epicur. Ep. 1p.13U., Plb. 5.86.4, D.S. 12.70, etc.; live until the time of, εἴς τινα Plu. Cat.Ma. 15.

B exert oneself, at full speed, strain, exert the voice, exert oneself, prevented

Med. and Pass., exert oneself, τί οὖν . . διετεινάμην οὑτωσὶ σφοδρῶς; D. 18.142; διατεινάμενος φεύγειν at full speed, X. Mem. 4.2.23; θεῖν διατεταμένους Pl. R. 474a; ἰέναι ib. 501c; πὺξ διατεινάμενος Theoc. 22.67; strain, exert the voice, Arist. Pol. 1336a39; διατείνεσθαι πρός τι exert oneself for a purpose, X. Mem. 3.7.9; διετείναντο αὐτὸν μὴ εἰσελθεῖν prevented him from going in, Antipho 5.46; δ. τὰ κάλλιστα πράττειν Arist. EN 1169a9.

2 maintain earnestly, contend, maintain stoutly

maintain earnestly, contend, δ. ὡς . . maintain stoutly that . ., Pl. Sph. 247c, Thphr. HP 3.18.7, CP 4.6.1, etc.

b oppose

oppose, opp. συναποφήνασθαι, Gal. 4.759; πρός τινα ib. 773.

II stretch oneself

in strict sense of Med., stretch oneself, Anaxandr. 41.67.

2 to stretch out for oneself, what is oneʼs own, to have their, poised

to stretch out for oneself or what is oneʼs own, δ. τὸ τόξον Hdt. 4.9; τὰ βέλεα ὡς ἀπήσοντες to have their lances poised as if they were about to throw, Id. 9.18; διατεινάμενοι οἱ μὲν τὰ παλτὰ οἱ δὲ τὰ τόξα X. Cyr. 1.4.23; διατεταμένοι τὰς μάστιγας Plb. 15.28.2.

In the wild

διατεινόμενος · diateinomenos Aristotle, Eudemian Ethics 3
διατείνει · diateinei Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 1121b (DIORISIS sentence 1176)
διατείνει · diateinei Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 1122a (DIORISIS sentence 1199)
διατεταμένως · diatetamenōs Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 1166b (DIORISIS sentence 3213)
διατεινομένων · diateinomenōn Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 1169a (DIORISIS sentence 3311)
διατείνει · diateinei Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 1172a (DIORISIS sentence 3452)

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