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τανύω (tanuō) to stretch ^G:V

τανύω,

[Refs 8th c.BC+]: future -ύσω[Refs]; Epic dialect -ύω[Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist ἐτάνῠσα, Epic dialect ἐτάνυσσα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; participle τανύσας [Refs 5th c.BC+] —middle, Epic dialect future τανύσσομαι in passive sense, [Refs 7th c.BC+]: Epic dialect aorist participle τανυσσάμενος [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, 3rd.pers. singular perfect τετάνυσται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; participle τετανυμένος [Refs 2nd c.AD+] Dioscorus in [Refs] future τετανύσσεται [Refs 5th c.AD+]: aorist ἐτανύσθην [Refs 8th c.BC+], Epic dialect 3rd.pers. plural τάνυσθεν [Refs 8th c.BC+].] Epic dialect Verb (used twice by [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—stretch, strain, βοείην [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τ. βιόν string a bow, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; οὐ μὲν ἐγὼ τανύω I cannot string it, [Refs]having strung his bow, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of putting the strings to a harp, ῥηϊδίως ἐτάνυσσε νέῳ περὶ κόλλοπι χορδήν [Refs 8th c.BC+] (also in middle, ὀΐων ἐτανύσσατο χορδάς [Refs]; τ. κανόνα pull the weaving-bar in, in weaving, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὅππως.. τανύσῃ βοέοισιν ἱμᾶσιν how to urge on [the horses], [Refs]; ἐπὶ Ἀκράγαντι τανύσσας (i.e. ὀϊστούς) having aimed them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπ᾽ Ἰσθμῷ ἅρμα τάνυεν was driving it to the Isthmus, [Refs]; τ. ὦτα λόγοις lend attentive ear, [Refs 4th c.AD+] —passive, to be stretched or strained, γναθμοὶ τάνυσθεν (for ἐτανύσθησαν) the hollow cheeks filled out, [Refs 8th c.BC+]

__2 metaphorically, strain, make more intense, μάχην [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, strain or exert oneself, run at full stretch, of horses galloping, τανύοντο δὲ μώνυχες ἵπποι ἄψορρον προτὶ ἄστυ [Refs]; of mules, ἄμοτον τανύοντο [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II stretch out in length, lay out, lay, ἀνθρακιὴν στορέσας ὀβελοὺς ἐφύπερθε τάνυσσε [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐτάνυσσε τράπεζαν set out a long table, [Refs]; τ. τινὰ ἐν κονίῃς, ἐπὶ γαίῃ, lay one in the dust, stretch him at his length, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἕνα δρόμον τ. form one long flight, of cranes, [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, lie stretched out, τάπης τετάνυστο was spread, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; extend, νῆσος παρὲκ λιμένος τετάνυσται [Refs]; ἐτανύσθη πάντῃ he stretched himself every way, [Refs 8th c.BC+], etc. (so in middle, κεῖτο τανυσσάμενος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also τρίβος τετάνυστο the path stretched away, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πλόος τ. [Refs 3rd c.BC+]