ἐπεκτείνω
A.
stretch, Sor. 1.10 (Pass.), al.; extend, [τὸ αὔταρκες] ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀπογόνους Arist. EN 1097b12:— Pass., to be extended, extend, Id. Ph. 217b9, etc.
2.
intr., extend, ἐπὶ πλέον Id. APo. 96a24; of a people or country, μέχρι . . Str. 8.3.11: c. dat., extend over, Olymp. in Mete. 75.12.
3.
Pass., extend beyond, τῆς οἰκείας ὥρας Thphr. HP 6.8.4; reach out towards, τοῖς ἔμπροσθεν Ep.Phil. 3.13.
4.
Tact., extend, τοὺς ἱππέας Ascl. Tact. 10.20.
5.
expand, ἕν νόημα Hermog. Inv. 4.4.
II.
lengthen, prolong, λόγους Plu. 2.1147.
2.
pronounce a syllable as long, Arist. Metaph. 1014b17.
3.
lengthen a word, by inserting a vowel or otherwise (as πόληος for πόλεως), ἐπεκτεταμένον, opp. ἀφῃρημένον, Id. Po. 1457b35; also by adding a syllable, in Pass., A.D. Pron. 34.5,al.
III.
make more burdensome, τὰς προσόδους Str. 17.1.15.