ἐπανάτασις

A. stretching upwards, holding up, τοῦ σκήπτρου Arist. Pol. 1285b12; μάστιγος S.E. M. 8.271.

II. metaph., threatening, Ph. 1.282 (pl.), al., POxy. 237 viii 10 (ii A.D.), Iamb. Myst. 6.6; brandishing, σιδήρου PHal. 1.186 (iii B.C.; misspelt ἐπάντασις).