1. to stretch by main force, to stretch to the uttermost , τόξον ἔτεινεν stretched it to its full , (Iliad by Homer); ἐξ ἄντυγος ἡνία τείνας having tied the reins tight to the chariot-rail, (Iliad by Homer):—;Pass. [ ἱμὰς] τέτατο the strap was made tight , (Iliad by Homer); ἱστία τέτατο the sails were stretched , (Odyssey by Homer):—;absolute, μὴ τείνειν ἄγαν not to strain the cord too tight, (Sophocles Tragicus)

2. metaphorically, ἶσον τείνειν πολέμου τέλος to strain the even tug of war, (Iliad by Homer):—;Pass. ἐπὶ ἶσα μάχη τέτατο (Iliad by Homer); ἵπποισι τάθη δρόμος their pace was strained to the utmost , (Iliad by Homer): also, to exert oneself, be anxious , (Pindar)

3. to stretch out, spread , Ζεὺς λαίλαπα τείνει (Iliad by Homer); νὺξ τέταται βροτοῖσιν night is spread over mankind, (Odyssey by Homer); so, of light, τέτατο φάος (Sophocles Tragicus); of sound, ἀμφὶ νῶτ᾽ ἐτάθη πάταγος (Sophocles Tragicus)

4. to aim at, direct towards a point, properly from the bow, τείνειν βέλη (Sophocles Tragicus): then, metaphorically, τ. φόνον εἴς τινα to aim death to one, design it for him, (Euripides); τ. λόγον εἴς τινα (Plato Philosophus)

5. to stretch out in length , (Herdotus Historicus):—;Pass. to lie out at length, lie stretched , ταθεὶς ἐπὶ γαίηι (Iliad by Homer); ταθεὶς ἐνὶ δεσμῶι lying stretched in chains, (Odyssey by Homer)

6. to stretch or hold out, present , τινὰ ἐπὶ σφαγάν (Euripides):—;Mid. τείνεσθαι χέρε to stretch out one's hands, etc. (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus)

7. to extend, lengthen , of Time, (Aeschulus Tragicus); τείνειν λόγον (Aeschulus Tragicus)

8. intransitive, of geographical position, to stretch out or extend , (Herdotus Historicus):—;of Time, τείνοντα χρόνον lengthening time, (Aeschulus Tragicus)

9. to exert oneself, struggle , ἐναντία τινί (Plato Philosophus): to hurry on, hasten , (Euripides)

10. to extend to, reach , Lat. pertinere, ἐπὶ τὴν ψυχήν (Plato Philosophus)

11. to tend, refer, belong to , Lat. spectare ad, τείνει ἐς σέ it refers to, concerns you, (Herdotus Historicus), etc.; ποῖ τείνε; to what tends it? (Plato Philosophus); ἐγγύς τι τείνειν τοῦ θανάτου (Plato Philosophus) (ML)