μακράν
Etym. acc. fem. of μακρός used as adv.
I. "a long way, far, far away", Aesch., Soph., etc.; τοὖργον οὐ μ. λέγεις the business you speak of is not "far" to seek, Soph.:—c. gen. "far from", Eur.:—comp., μακροτέραν "to a greater distance", Thuc., Xen.; Sup., ὅτι μακροτάτην "as far as possible", c. gen. loci, Xen.
2. μακρὰν λέγειν to speak "at length", Aesch., Soph.
II. of Time, "long", μ. ζῆν, ἀναμένειν Soph.; οὐ μ. Lat. brevi, Eur.; so, οὐκ ἐς μακρήν Hdt., etc.