- ἐντανύω
- ἐν-τανύω (= ἐντείνω), aor. ἐντάνυσε, mid. aor. inf. ἐντανύσασθαι: stretch tight in, regularly (act. and mid.) string a bow; νευρὴν ἐντανύσαι, of stretching the string in the bow to string it, not pulling it to shoot, Od. 19.587, Od. 21.97, Od. 24.171; then βιόν, τόξον, τ , Od. 21.75, 114, 150, 403; pass., Od. 21.2. (See cut No. 34, from an antique gem.)
A Homeric dictionary (Greek-English) (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ομηρικό λεξικό). 2010.