ἐντείνεσθαι
From LSJ
Εὐφήμει, ὦ ἄνθρωπε· ἁσμενέστατα μέντοι αὐτὸ ἀπέφυγον, ὥσπερ λυττῶντά τινα καὶ ἄγριον δεσπότην ἀποδράς → Hush, man, most gladly have I escaped this thing you talk of, as if I had run away from a raging and savage beast of a master
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also: ἐντείνω) elevate, raise, exert oneself, lift up, make an effort, overexert, strain oneself make an effort
