ἀκταίνω

γρ. βάσιν

A. keep my stature erect, A. Eu. 36: metaph., ἀ. μένος Trag.Adesp. 147; cf. ὑποακταίνομαι.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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