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ὑπερεπι-τείνω

uperepiteino

strain too tight, to be too rigid

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What it meant

ὑπερεπι-τείνω · hyperepi-teinō — LSJ

strain too tight, to be too rigid

strain too tight, to be too rigid, intr., metaph. of philosophy, v.l. in Philostr. VA 2.37.

II increase the force of

trans., increase the force of, τὰ σημαινόμενα Artem. 3.59.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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