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ἐπεκ-τείνω ,
A.stretch, Sor.1.10 (Pass.), al.; extend, [“τὸ αὔταρκες] ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀπογόνουςArist.EN1097b12:— Pass., to be extended, extend, Id.Ph.217b9, etc.
2. intr., extend,ἐπὶ πλέονId.APo.96a24; of a people or country, “μέχρι . .Str.8.3.11: c. dat., extend over, Olymp. in Mete.75.12.
3. Pass., extend beyond,τῆς οἰκείας ὥραςThphr.HP6.8.4; reach out towards,τοῖς ἔμπροσθενEp.Phil.3.13.
4. Tact., extend,τοὺς ἱππέαςAscl.Tact. 10.20.
5. expand,ἕν νόημαHermog.Inv.4.4.
II. lengthen, prolong,λόγουςPlu.2.1147.
2. pronounce a syllable as long, Arist. Metaph.1014b17.
3. lengthen a word, by inserting a vowel or otherwise (as πόληος for πόλεως, ἐπεκτεταμένον, opp. ἀφῃρημένον, Id.Po.1457b35; also by adding a syllable, in Pass., A.D.Pron. 34.5,al.
III. make more burdensome,τὰς προσόδουςStr.17.1.15.
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