ὀριγνάομαι · orignaomai — LSJ
stretch oneself, they fought with outstretched
stretch oneself, like ὀρέγομαι, ἔγχεσιν ἠδʼ ἐλάτῃς αὐτοσχεδὸν ὠριγνῶντο they fought with outstretched spears, Hes. Sc. 190.
2 stretch oneself after, aim at, grasp at, aim at, strive
c. gen., stretch oneself after a thing, aim at, grasp at, ὅτε . . θηρῶν ὀριγνῷτο E. Ba. 1255 ; ποίας δόξης Isoc. l.c.; τελαμῶνος Theoc. 24.44 ; κερδέων Herod. 7.37 ; χορείας Pl. Ax. 366a ; τοῦ πλείονος Socr. Ep. 29, D.C. l.c.; aim at, strive, c. inf., κενῶσαι τελέως Gal. 11.363 ; νικῆσαι Id. 10.5.
3 reach, win
reach, win, Δήμητρος εὐνῆς D.H. 1.61 (v.l. εὐνήν).