μηκύνω

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ἀλλ' ἐσθ' ὁ θάνατος λοῖσθος ἰατρός κακῶν → but death is the ultimate healer of ills

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Full diacritics: μηκύνω Medium diacritics: μηκύνω Low diacritics: μηκύνω Capitals: ΜΗΚΥΝΩ
Transliteration A: mēkýnō Transliteration B: mēkynō Transliteration C: mikyno Beta Code: mhku/nw

English (LSJ)

Dor. μᾱκ- Pi. (v. infr.): fut. -

   A ῠνῶ Th.4.17, Ion. -ῠνέω Hdt.2.35: aor. ἐμήκῡνα Id.3.60:—Med., v. infr. 7:—Pass., pf. μεμήκυσμαι Phld. (v. infr.), Eust.ad D.P.64:— lengthen, prolong, Hp.Aph.1.12; τὸ μέτωπον τῆς τάξεως X.Eq.Mag.4.9; τὰς ὁδούς Id.Mem.3.13.5; μηκυνθέν τε καὶ σχὸν πλάτος Pl.Plt.282e; of Time, μ. χρόνον, βίον, E.HF87, 143:—Pass., νοσεύματα μηκυνθέντα Hp.Aër.7; ἐμηκύνετο ὁ πόλεμος Th.1.102.    2 delay, put off, τέλος Pi. P.4.286.    3 μ. λόγον, λόγους, spin out a speech, speak at length, Hdt. 2.35, S.El.1484; τέκν' εἰ φανέντ' ἄελπτα μηκύνω λόγον Id.OC1120; τὴν ἀπολογίαν Isoc.11.44; λόγους μακροτέρους Th.4.17: without λόγον, to be lengthy or tedious, Hdt.3.60, Ar.Lys.1132, Pl.R.437a, D.H. Comp.23; μ. περί τινος enlarge upon... Demetr.Eloc.71: acc. objecti, μ. τὰ περὶ τῆς πόλεως, τὴν ὠφελίαν, talk at length about, dwell upon... Th.2.42,43:—Pass., to be expounded at length, αὖθις ταῦτα μηκυνθήσεται Epicur.Nat.14.5; μεμηκυσμένον σύγγραμμα Phld.Po.5.26; to be continually repeated, D.H.Comp.12; to be dwelt upon, Demetr.Eloc.137.    4 μ. βοήν raise a loud cry, S.OC489.    5 Gramm., lengthen a syllable, Str.10.5.8:—Pass., D.H.Comp.15, Plu.2.275f, A.D.Adv.146.18; φωνῆεν μηκυνόμενον a vowel capable of being scanned long, as αιυ, Heph.1.4.    6 Arith., multiply by a fresh factor, Theol.Ar.24,48.    7 Med., ἐμακύναντο κολοσσόν reared a tall statue, AP6.171.