παρατείνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From παρα- (para-, beside, by) + τείνω (teínō, I stretch out).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πᾰρᾰτείνω (parateínō)

  1. I stretch out along, beside, or near; I extend, deploy; I extend along; I am stretched at length, laid low
      1. I stretch on the rack, torture; I am tortured; I am worn out
      2. I prolong, protract
        1. I delay
      3. I apply a figure to a straight line
      4. (of the bowels) I relax
      5. I lengthen in pronunciation; (of sound, of echo) I prolong
    1. I stretch or lie beside or along
      1. I extend; I extend over
      2. (of time) I extend; I continue one's life

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: paratenic

References

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