prolong
From LSJ
Χεὶρ χεῖρα νίπτει, δάκτυλοι δὲ δακτύλους → Digitum lavat digitus et manum manus → Die Finger waschen Finger, die Hand die andre Hand
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
P. and V. μηκύνειν, τείνειν, ἐκτείνειν, P. ἀποτείνειν.
be prolonged (in time): P. and V. χρονίζεσθαι.
I thank old age for this favour only, that it has prolonged my life so far: P. χάριν ἔχω τῷ γήρᾳ ταύτην μόνην, ὅτι προήγαγεν εἰς τοῦτό μου τὸν βίον (Isocrates 413A).
prolonged, long: P. and V. μακρός.
lasting long: P. and V. χρόνιος.
