Τάσις

tension, stretching, intensity

Translated by Catharine Roth11 Nov 2013Vetting: high2 revisions

4 words

[Meaning] extension; also speed.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Τάσις· ἔκτασις· καὶ δρόμος.

Betacode

*ta/sis: e)/ktasis: kai\ dro/mos.

Notes

Same entry in Photius and elsewhere. The headword is a verbal noun from tei/nw (cf. tau 451).
cf. under rho 229.

Neighbouring entries

τ142Τὰ Σαμίων ὑποπτεύειςyou’re suspecting what happened to the Samians τ143Τὰς ἐν ᾅδου τριακάδαςthe thirtieths in Hades τ144Τάσιςtension, stretching, intensity τ145Τὰς ὁδοὺς οἶδενhe knows the roads, the very ones by which Eukrates fled straight to the bran-shops τ146Τὰς ὀφρῦς ἀνεσπακώς[he] is hurrying with his brows drawn up as if about to announce something terrible

Revision history2 revisions · last 7 Jan 2014

7 Jan 2014Revised — David Whitehead
12 Nov 2013x-refs; another keyword; tweaking — David Whitehead
11 Nov 2013Translated — Catharine Roth