ἀνάτασις

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ, (ἀνατείνω)

   A extension, εἰς ὕψος Plb.5.44.3, etc.    b abs., height, J.BJ6.9.1; ἀ. ὀρῶν Phlp. in Mete.37.10.    2 stretching out, Hp.Art.11; ἀκοντίων Onos.17: metaph., threats of violence, Plb.4.4.7, Fr.108 (pl.); μετὰ ἀ. καὶ ἀπειλῆς Epict.Fr.25, cf. D.S.38.8.    3 intensity, inflexibility, τοῦ φρονήματος Plu.Mar.6; intensity of passion, Phld.Lib.p.29O.: abs., courage, steadfastness, prob in D.Chr.34.40.    4 endurance of hunger, fasting, Sor.1.49, Plu.2.62a.    5 ἀ. τῆς βοῆς straining, Sch E.Or.149; κατ' ἀνάτασιν of the acute accent, D.T.620.1.    6 metaph., straining, effort, Phld.Rh. 1.31 S., al.; ἡ πρὸς τὸ ἓν διαγνώσεως ἀ. Dam.Pr.27, cf. Procl.Inst.21, al.: c. gen., τιμῆς Procop.Gaz.Pan.496.4.

German (Pape)

[Seite 210] ἡ, 1) die Ausdehnung, εἰς ὕψος, in die Höhe, Pol. 5, 44 u. sonst; val. Plut. Alex. 4; das Ausstrecken, bes. des Armes gegen Jemand, Drohung, Pol. 30, 4, 7 u. öfter; Plut. καὶ ὄγκος βασιλέως Cat. min. 16, wie ἀν. φρονήματος, Mar. 6, stolzer Muth, hochfahrendes Wesen. – 2) (vgl. ἀνατείνω 4) Hunger, Fasten, Plut. discr. am. et adul. 29.