ἀτενής: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ές, <span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[stretched]], [[strained]], κισσός <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span>826</span> (lyr.); freq. of the eyes, [[staring]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>492a11</span>; τὸ ἀ. τῆς ὄψεως καὶ ἄτεγκτον <span class="bibl">D.H.5.8</span>; τὴν ὄψιν εἰς τὸ ἀ. ἀπερείδεσθαι [[intently]], <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Icar.</span>12</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> [[intense]], [[excessive]], ὀργαί <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>71</span> (lyr.); ὀδυρμοί <span class="bibl">Call.<span class="title">Fr.</span>1.7</span> P. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> [[straight]], [[direct]], <b class="b3">ἥκω δ' ἀτενὴς ἀπ' οἴκων</b> [[straight]] from home, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Fr.</span>65</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> of diseases, [[obstinate]], [[ἰσχιάς]] prob. for [[ἀγεννής]] in Archig. ap. <span class="bibl">Aët.12.1</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> of men's minds and speech, [[intent]], [[earnest]], ἀτενεῖ . . νόῳ <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Th.</span>661</span>, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">N.</span>7.88</span>; <b class="b3">ἁπλοῖ καὶ ἀ</b>., of men, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>547e</span>; ἀ. παρρησία <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Fr.</span>737</span>; ἀ. ψυχή <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Nigr.</span>4</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> [[unbending]], [[stubborn]], ἀ. ἀτεράμων τε <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">V.</span>730</span> (lyr.); ἀστένακτος καὶ ἀ. <span class="bibl">D.H.5.8</span>: Comp., <span class="bibl">Phld. <span class="title">Lib.</span>p.44</span> O. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> Adv. [[ἀτενῶς]], Ion. -έως <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Prorrh.</span>1.24</span>; ἀ. ἐμβλέπειν <span class="bibl">Agatharch.41</span>; <b class="b3">δυσπειθῶς καὶ ἀ. ἔχειν πρός τι</b> to be [[obstinately averse to]], <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Galb.</span>25</span>:—more freq. in neut., <b class="b3">ἀτενὲς ἴκελοι</b> [[exceeding]] like, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>2.77</span>; <b class="b3">ἀ. ἀπ' ἀοῦς</b> from dawn [[onwards]], <span class="bibl">Epich.124.1</span>; καταμαθεῖν ἀ. <span class="bibl">Id.172.4</span>; ἀ. τηρεῖν <span class="bibl">Diph.61</span>; ἀ. βλέπειν <span class="bibl">Plb.18.53.9</span>.</span>