ἐκτείνω
Infl. fut. -τενῶ
Infl. perf. -τέτᾶκα
Infl. pass. -τέτα^μαι
I. "to stretch out", Hdt., attic: τὰ γόνατα ἐκτ. "to straighten" the knees, Ar.: ἐκτ. νέκυν "to lay" one dead, Eur.:—Pass. "to be outstretched, lie at length", Soph.
2. "to stretch or spread out" a net, Aesch.: "to extend the line of" an army, Eur.
II. "to stretch out, prolong", λόγον Hdt., attic
III. "to put to the full stretch", of a horse put to full speed, Xen.; πᾶσαν προθυμίην ἐκτ. "to put forth" all one's zeal, Hdt.:—metaph. in Pass. "to be on the rack", Soph.