ὀξυτονέω
From LSJ
ῥεῖα δ' ἀρίζηλον μινύθει καὶ ἄδηλον ἀέξει, ῥεῖα δέ τ' ἰθύνει σκολιὸν καὶ ἀγήνορα κάρφει → easily he humbles the proud and raises the obscure, and easily he straightens the crooked and blasts the proud (Hesiod, Works and Days 6-8)
English (LSJ)
A pronounce with an acute accent, i. e. on the last syllable, τὴν λέξιν Ath.9.400b, cf. Ph.1.243, Cleonid.Harm.12, A.D.Synt.264.4 :—Pass., Id.Pron.29.3, al., Gal.18(2).518. 2 in Music, make high-pitched, τοὺς φθόγγους Nicom.Harm.10.
German (Pape)
[Seite 355] spitz zugehen, auslaufen, Sp. – Bei den Gramm. mit dem Akut die letzte Sylbe bezeichnen u. aussprechen.
