ἐν-τανύω (= ἐντείνω), aor. ἐντάνυσε, mid. aor. inf. ἐντανύσασθαι: stretch tight in, regularly
(act. and mid.) string a bow; νευρὴν ἐντανύσαι, of stretching the
string in the bow to string it, not pulling it to
shoot, Od. 19.587, Od. 21.97, Od.
24.171; then βιόν, τόξον, τ
577, Od. 21.75, 114, 150, 403;
pass., Od. 21.2. (See cut No. 34, from
an antique gem.)
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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