ἐντανύω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἐντείνω (enteínō)

Etymology

From ἐν- (en-) +‎ τανύω (tanúō).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /en.ta.ný.ɔː/ → /en.taˈny.o/ → /en.daˈni.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /en.ta.ný.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /en.taˈny.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /en.taˈny.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /en.taˈny.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /en.daˈni.o/

Verb

ἐντᾰνύω • (entanúō) (poetic, Epic, Ionic)

1. to stretch tight
2. (archery) to string (a bow)

Conjugation

   Present: ἐντᾰνῠ́ω (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐντᾰνῠ́ω	ἐντᾰνῠ́εις	ἐντᾰνῠ́ει	ἐντᾰνῠ́ετον	ἐντᾰνῠ́ετον	ἐντᾰνῠ́ομεν	ἐντᾰνῠ́ετε	ἐντᾰνῠ́ουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐντᾰνῠ́ω, ἐντᾰνῠ́ωμῐ	ἐντᾰνῠ́ῃς, ἐντᾰνῠ́ῃσθᾰ	ἐντᾰνῠ́ῃ, ἐντᾰνῠ́ῃσῐ	ἐντᾰνῠ́ητον	ἐντᾰνῠ́ητον	ἐντᾰνῠ́ωμεν	ἐντᾰνῠ́ητε	ἐντᾰνῠ́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐντᾰνῠ́οιμῐ	ἐντᾰνῠ́οισ(θᾰ)	ἐντᾰνῠ́οι	ἐντᾰνῠ́οιτον	ἐντᾰνῠοίτην	ἐντᾰνῠ́οιμεν	ἐντᾰνῠ́οιτε	ἐντᾰνῠ́οιεν
	imperative		ἐντᾰ́νῠε	ἐντᾰνῠέτω	ἐντᾰνῠ́ετον	ἐντᾰνῠέτων		ἐντᾰνῠ́ετε	ἐντᾰνῠόντων
		active
infinitive		ἐντᾰνῠ́ειν/ἐντᾰνῠέμεν(αι)/ἐντᾰνῠ́μεν(αι)
participle	m	ἐντᾰνῠ́ων
	f	ἐντᾰνῠ́ουσᾰ
	n	ἐντᾰνῠ́ον
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐντᾰ́νῠον, ἐντᾰνῠόμην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐντᾰ́νῠον	ἐντᾰ́νῠες	ἐντᾰ́νῠε(ν)	ἐντᾰνῠ́ετον	ἐντᾰνῠέτην	ἐντᾰνῠ́ομεν	ἐντᾰνῠ́ετε	ἐντᾰ́νῠον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐντᾰνῠόμην	ἐντᾰνῠ́ου	ἐντᾰνῠ́ετο	ἐντᾰνῠ́εσθον	ἐντᾰνῠέσθην	ἐντᾰνῠόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐντᾰνῠ́εσθε	ἐντᾰνῠ́οντο
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐντᾰνῠ́σω, ἐντᾰνῠ́σομαι (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐντᾰνῠ́σω	ἐντᾰνῠ́σεις	ἐντᾰνῠ́σει	ἐντᾰνῠ́σετον	ἐντᾰνῠ́σετον	ἐντᾰνῠ́σομεν	ἐντᾰνῠ́σετε	ἐντᾰνῠ́σουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐντᾰνῠ́σοιμῐ	ἐντᾰνῠ́σοισ(θᾰ)	ἐντᾰνῠ́σοι	ἐντᾰνῠ́σοιτον	ἐντᾰνῠσοίτην	ἐντᾰνῠ́σοιμεν	ἐντᾰνῠ́σοιτε	ἐντᾰνῠ́σοιεν
middle	indicative	ἐντᾰνῠ́σομαι	ἐντᾰνῠ́σεαι	ἐντᾰνῠ́σεται	ἐντᾰνῠ́σεσθον	ἐντᾰνῠ́σεσθον	ἐντᾰνῠσόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐντᾰνῠ́σεσθε	ἐντᾰνῠ́σονται
	optative	ἐντᾰνῠσοίμην	ἐντᾰνῠ́σοιο	ἐντᾰνῠ́σοιτο	ἐντᾰνῠ́σοισθον	ἐντᾰνῠσοίσθην	ἐντᾰνῠσοίμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐντᾰνῠ́σοισθε	ἐντᾰνῠσοίᾰτο
		active			middle
infinitive		ἐντᾰνῠ́σειν/ἐντᾰνῠσέμεν(αι)/ἐντᾰνῠ́σμεν(αι)			ἐντᾰνῠ́σεσθαι
participle	m	ἐντᾰνῠ́σων			ἐντᾰνῠσόμενος
	f	ἐντᾰνῠ́σουσᾰ			ἐντᾰνῠσομένη
	n	ἐντᾰνῠ́σον			ἐντᾰνῠσόμενον
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐντᾰ́νῠσᾰ, ἐντᾰνῠσᾰ́μην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐντᾰ́νῠσᾰ	ἐντᾰ́νῠσᾰς	ἐντᾰ́νῠσε(ν)	ἐντᾰνῠ́σᾰτον	ἐντᾰνῠσᾰ́την	ἐντᾰνῠ́σᾰμεν	ἐντᾰνῠ́σᾰτε	ἐντᾰ́νῠσᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐντᾰνῠ́σω, ἐντᾰνῠ́σωμῐ	ἐντᾰνῠ́σῃς, ἐντᾰνῠ́σῃσθᾰ	ἐντᾰνῠ́σῃ, ἐντᾰνῠ́σῃσῐ	ἐντᾰνῠ́σητον	ἐντᾰνῠ́σητον	ἐντᾰνῠ́σωμεν	ἐντᾰνῠ́σητε	ἐντᾰνῠ́σωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐντᾰνῠ́σαιμῐ	ἐντᾰνῠ́σαις, ἐντᾰνῠ́σαισθᾰ, ἐντᾰνῠ́σειᾰς	ἐντᾰνῠ́σειε(ν), ἐντᾰνῠ́σαι	ἐντᾰνῠσεῖτον	ἐντᾰνῠσείτην	ἐντᾰνῠσεῖμεν	ἐντᾰνῠσεῖτε	ἐντᾰνῠσεῖεν
	imperative		ἐντᾰ́νῠσον	ἐντᾰνῠσᾰ́τω	ἐντᾰνῠ́σᾰτον	ἐντᾰνῠσᾰ́των		ἐντᾰνῠ́σᾰτε	ἐντᾰνῠσᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐντᾰνῠσᾰ́μην	ἐντᾰνῠ́σᾰο	ἐντᾰνῠ́σᾰτο	ἐντᾰνῠ́σᾰσθον	ἐντᾰνῠσᾰ́σθην	ἐντᾰνῠσᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ	ἐντᾰνῠ́σᾰσθε	ἐντᾰνῠ́σᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἐντᾰνῠ́σωμαι	ἐντᾰνῠ́σηαι	ἐντᾰνῠ́σηται	ἐντᾰνῠ́σησθον	ἐντᾰνῠ́σησθον	ἐντᾰνῠσώμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐντᾰνῠ́σησθε	ἐντᾰνῠ́σωνται
	optative	ἐντᾰνῠσαίμην	ἐντᾰνῠ́σαιο	ἐντᾰνῠ́σαιτο	ἐντᾰνῠ́σαισθον	ἐντᾰνῠσαίσθην	ἐντᾰνῠσαίμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐντᾰνῠ́σαισθε	ἐντᾰνῠσαίᾰτο
	imperative		ἐντᾰ́νῠσαι	ἐντᾰνῠσᾰ́σθω	ἐντᾰνῠ́σᾰσθον	ἐντᾰνῠσᾰ́σθων		ἐντᾰνῠ́σᾰσθε	ἐντᾰνῠσᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		ἐντᾰνῠ́σαι/ἐντᾰνῠσᾰ́μεν/ἐντᾰνῠσᾰμέναι			ἐντᾰνῠ́σᾰσθαι
participle	m	ἐντᾰνῠ́σᾱς			ἐντᾰνῠσᾰ́μενος
	f	ἐντᾰνῠ́σᾱσᾰ			ἐντᾰνῠσᾰμένη
	n	ἐντᾰνῠ́σᾰν			ἐντᾰνῠσᾰ́μενον
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Further reading

• “ἐντανύω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἐντανύω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐντανύω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἐντανύω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “ἐντανύω”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
• “ἐντανύω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐντανύω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter