ἀτενής

A. stretched, strained, κισσός S. Ant. 826 (lyr.); freq. of the eyes, staring, Arist. HA 492a11; τὸ ἀ. τῆς ὄψεως καὶ ἄτεγκτον D.H. 5.8; τὴν ὄψιν εἰς τὸ ἀ. ἀπερείδεσθαι intently, Luc. Icar. 12.

2. intense, excessive, ὀργαί A. Ag. 71 (lyr.); ὀδυρμοί Call. Fr. 1.7 P.

3. straight, direct, ἥκω δ’ ἀτενὴς ἀπ’ οἴκων straight from home, E. Fr. 65.

4. of diseases, obstinate, ἰσχιάς prob. for ἀγεννής in Archig. ap. Aët. 12.1.

II. of men's minds and speech, intent, earnest, ἀτενεῖ . . νόῳ Hes. Th. 661, Pi. N. 7.88; ἁπλοῖ καὶ ἀ., of men, Pl. R. 547e; ἀ. παρρησία E. Fr. 737; ἀ. ψυχή Luc. Nigr. 4.

2. unbending, stubborn, ἀ. ἀτεράμων τε Ar. V. 730 (lyr.); ἀστένακτος καὶ ἀ. D.H. 5.8: Comp., Phld. Lib. p.44 O.

III. Adv. ἀτενῶς, Ion. ‐έως Hp. Prorrh. 1.24; ἀ. ἐμβλέπειν Agatharch. 41; δυσπειθῶς καὶ ἀ. ἔχειν πρός τι to be obstinately averse to, Plu. Galb. 25:—more freq. in neut., ἀτενὲς ἴκελοι exceeding like , Pi. P. 2.77; ἀ. ἀπ’ ἀοῦς from dawn onwards, Epich. 124.1; καταμαθεῖν ἀ. Id. 172.4; ἀ. τηρεῖν Diph. 61; ἀ. βλέπειν Plb. 18.53.9.