τανύω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *tn̥néwti (“to stretch”), from *ten-.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ta.ný.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /taˈny.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /taˈny.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /taˈny.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /taˈni.o/
Verb
τᾰνύω • (tănúō) (Epic)
Usage notes
- The present tense is sometimes used with a future meaning.
Inflection
Present: τᾰνῠ́ω (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | τᾰνῠ́ω | τᾰνῠ́εις | τᾰνῠ́ει | τᾰνῠ́ετον | τᾰνῠ́ετον | τᾰνῠ́ομεν | τᾰνῠ́ετε | τᾰνῠ́ουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | τᾰνῠ́ω, τᾰνῠ́ωμῐ |
τᾰνῠ́ῃς, τᾰνῠ́ῃσθᾰ |
τᾰνῠ́ῃ, τᾰνῠ́ῃσῐ |
τᾰνῠ́ητον | τᾰνῠ́ητον | τᾰνῠ́ωμεν | τᾰνῠ́ητε | τᾰνῠ́ωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | τᾰνῠ́οιμῐ | τᾰνῠ́οισ(θᾰ) | τᾰνῠ́οι | τᾰνῠ́οιτον | τᾰνῠοίτην | τᾰνῠ́οιμεν | τᾰνῠ́οιτε | τᾰνῠ́οιεν | |||||
| imperative | τᾰ́νῠε | τᾰνῠέτω | τᾰνῠ́ετον | τᾰνῠέτων | τᾰνῠ́ετε | τᾰνῠόντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | τᾰνῠ́ειν / τᾰνῠέμεν(αι) / τᾰνῠ́μεν(αι) | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | τᾰνῠ́ων | |||||||||||
| f | τᾰνῠ́ουσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | τᾰνῠ́ον | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Present: τᾰ́νῠμαι (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | τᾰ́νῠμαι | τᾰ́νῠσαι | τᾰ́νῠται | τᾰ́νῠσθον | τᾰ́νῠσθον | τᾰνῠ́μεθα | τᾰ́νῠσθε | τᾰ́νῠνται | ||||
| subjunctive | τᾰνῠ́ωμαι | τᾰνῠ́ῃ | τᾰνῠ́ηται | τᾰνῠ́ησθον | τᾰνῠ́ησθον | τᾰνῠώμε(σ)θᾰ | τᾰνῠ́ησθε | τᾰνῠ́ωνται | |||||
| optative | τᾰνῠοίμην | τᾰνῠ́οιο | τᾰνῠ́οιτο | τᾰνῠ́οισθον | τᾰνῠοίσθην | τᾰνῠοίμε(σ)θᾰ | τᾰνῠ́οισθε | τᾰνῠοίᾰτο | |||||
| imperative | τᾰ́νῠσο | τᾰνῠ́σθω | τᾰ́νῠσθον | τᾰνῠ́σθων | τᾰ́νῠσθε | τᾰνῠ́σθων | |||||||
| middle/passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | τᾰ́νῠσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | τᾰνῠ́μενος | |||||||||||
| f | τᾰνῠμένη | ||||||||||||
| n | τᾰνῠ́μενον | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | τᾰ́νῠον | τᾰ́νῠες | τᾰ́νῠε(ν) | τᾰνῠ́ετον | τᾰνῠέτην | τᾰνῠ́ομεν | τᾰνῠ́ετε | τᾰ́νῠον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | τᾰνῠόμην | τᾰνῠ́ου | τᾰνῠ́ετο | τᾰνῠ́εσθον | τᾰνῠέσθην | τᾰνῠόμε(σ)θᾰ | τᾰνῠ́εσθε | τᾰνῠ́οντο | ||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | τᾰνῠ́σω | τᾰνῠ́σεις | τᾰνῠ́σει | τᾰνῠ́σετον | τᾰνῠ́σετον | τᾰνῠ́σομεν | τᾰνῠ́σετε | τᾰνῠ́σουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | τᾰνῠ́σοιμῐ | τᾰνῠ́σοισ(θᾰ) | τᾰνῠ́σοι | τᾰνῠ́σοιτον | τᾰνῠσοίτην | τᾰνῠ́σοιμεν | τᾰνῠ́σοιτε | τᾰνῠ́σοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | τᾰνῠ́σομαι | τᾰνῠ́σεαι | τᾰνῠ́σεται | τᾰνῠ́σεσθον | τᾰνῠ́σεσθον | τᾰνῠσόμε(σ)θᾰ | τᾰνῠ́σεσθε | τᾰνῠ́σονται | ||||
| optative | τᾰνῠσοίμην | τᾰνῠ́σοιο | τᾰνῠ́σοιτο | τᾰνῠ́σοισθον | τᾰνῠσοίσθην | τᾰνῠσοίμε(σ)θᾰ | τᾰνῠ́σοισθε | τᾰνῠσοίᾰτο | |||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | τᾰνῠ́σειν / τᾰνῠσέμεν(αι) / τᾰνῠ́σμεν(αι) | τᾰνῠ́σεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | τᾰνῠ́σων | τᾰνῠσόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | τᾰνῠ́σουσᾰ | τᾰνῠσομένη | |||||||||||
| n | τᾰνῠ́σον | τᾰνῠσόμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | τᾰνύσσω | τᾰνύσσεις | τᾰνύσσει | τᾰνύσσετον | τᾰνύσσετον | τᾰνύσσομεν | τᾰνύσσετε | τᾰνύσσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | τᾰνύσσοιμῐ | τᾰνύσσοισ(θᾰ) | τᾰνύσσοι | τᾰνύσσοιτον | τᾰνυσσοίτην | τᾰνύσσοιμεν | τᾰνύσσοιτε | τᾰνύσσοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | τᾰνύσσομαι | τᾰνύσσεαι | τᾰνύσσεται | τᾰνύσσεσθον | τᾰνύσσεσθον | τᾰνυσσόμε(σ)θᾰ | τᾰνύσσεσθε | τᾰνύσσονται | ||||
| optative | τᾰνυσσοίμην | τᾰνύσσοιο | τᾰνύσσοιτο | τᾰνύσσοισθον | τᾰνυσσοίσθην | τᾰνυσσοίμε(σ)θᾰ | τᾰνύσσοισθε | τᾰνυσσοίᾰτο | |||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | τᾰνύσσειν / τᾰνυσσέμεν(αι) / τᾰνυσσμέναι | τᾰνύσσεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | τᾰνύσσων | τᾰνυσσόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | τᾰνύσσουσᾰ | τᾰνυσσομένη | |||||||||||
| n | τᾰνῦσσον | τᾰνυσσόμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐτᾰ́νῠσᾰ | ἐτᾰ́νῠσᾰς | ἐτᾰ́νῠσε(ν) | ἐτᾰνῠ́σᾰτον | ἐτᾰνῠσᾰ́την | ἐτᾰνῠ́σᾰμεν | ἐτᾰνῠ́σᾰτε | ἐτᾰ́νῠσᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | τᾰνῠ́σω, τᾰνῠ́σωμῐ |
τᾰνῠ́σῃς, τᾰνῠ́σῃσθᾰ |
τᾰνῠ́σῃ, τᾰνῠ́σῃσῐ |
τᾰνῠ́σητον | τᾰνῠ́σητον | τᾰνῠ́σωμεν | τᾰνῠ́σητε | τᾰνῠ́σωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | τᾰνῠ́σαιμῐ | τᾰνῠ́σαις, τᾰνῠ́σαισθᾰ, τᾰνῠ́σειᾰς |
τᾰνῠ́σειε(ν) / τᾰνῠ́σαι | τᾰνῠσεῖτον | τᾰνῠσείτην | τᾰνῠσεῖμεν | τᾰνῠσεῖτε | τᾰνῠσεῖεν | |||||
| imperative | τᾰ́νῠσον | τᾰνῠσᾰ́τω | τᾰνῠ́σᾰτον | τᾰνῠσᾰ́των | τᾰνῠ́σᾰτε | τᾰνῠσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐτᾰνῠσᾰ́μην | ἐτᾰνῠ́σᾰο | ἐτᾰνῠ́σᾰτο | ἐτᾰνῠ́σᾰσθον | ἐτᾰνῠσᾰ́σθην | ἐτᾰνῠσᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ | ἐτᾰνῠ́σᾰσθε | ἐτᾰνῠ́σᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | τᾰνῠ́σωμαι | τᾰνῠ́σηαι | τᾰνῠ́σηται | τᾰνῠ́σησθον | τᾰνῠ́σησθον | τᾰνῠσώμε(σ)θᾰ | τᾰνῠ́σησθε | τᾰνῠ́σωνται | |||||
| optative | τᾰνῠσαίμην | τᾰνῠ́σαιο | τᾰνῠ́σαιτο | τᾰνῠ́σαισθον | τᾰνῠσαίσθην | τᾰνῠσαίμε(σ)θᾰ | τᾰνῠ́σαισθε | τᾰνῠσαίᾰτο | |||||
| imperative | τᾰ́νῠσαι | τᾰνῠσᾰ́σθω | τᾰνῠ́σᾰσθον | τᾰνῠσᾰ́σθων | τᾰνῠ́σᾰσθε | τᾰνῠσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἐτανύσθην | ἐτανύσθης | ἐτανύσθη | ἐτανύσθητον | ἐτανυσθήτην | ἐτανύσθημεν | ἐτανύσθητε | ἐτανύσθησᾰν, ἐτάνυσθεν | ||||
| subjunctive | τανυσθῶ | τανυσθῇς | τανυσθῇ | τανυσθῆτον | τανυσθῆτον | τανυσθῶμεν | τανυσθῆτε | τανυσθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | τανυσθείην | τανυσθείης | τανυσθείη | τανυσθεῖτον / τανυσθείητον | τανυσθείτην / τανυσθειήτην | τανυσθεῖμεν / τανυσθείημεν | τανυσθεῖτε / τανυσθείητε | τανύσθειεν / τανυσθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | τανύσθητῐ | τανυσθήτω | τανύσθητον | τανυσθήτων | τανύσθητε | τανυσθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | τᾰνῠ́σαι / τᾰνῠσᾰ́μεν / τᾰνῠσᾰμέναι | τᾰνῠ́σᾰσθαι | τανυσθῆναι / τανυσθήμεναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | τᾰνῠ́σᾱς | τᾰνῠσᾰ́μενος | τανυσθείς | |||||||||
| f | τᾰνῠ́σᾱσᾰ | τᾰνῠσᾰμένη | τανυσθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | τᾰνῠ́σᾰν | τᾰνῠσᾰ́μενον | τανυσθέν | ||||||||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | τᾰ́νῠσᾰ | τᾰ́νῠσᾰς | τᾰ́νῠσε(ν) | τᾰνῠ́σᾰτον | τᾰνῠσᾰ́την | τᾰνῠ́σᾰμεν | τᾰνῠ́σᾰτε | τᾰ́νῠσᾰν | ||||
| middle | indicative | τᾰνῠσᾰ́μην | τᾰνῠ́σᾰο | τᾰνῠ́σᾰτο | τᾰνῠ́σᾰσθον | τᾰνῠσᾰ́σθην | τᾰνῠσᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ | τᾰνῠ́σᾰσθε | τᾰνῠ́σᾰντο | ||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐτᾰ́νυσσᾰ | ἐτᾰ́νυσσᾰς | ἐτᾰ́νυσσε(ν) | ἐτᾰνύσσᾰτον | ἐτᾰνυσσᾰ́την | ἐτᾰνύσσᾰμεν | ἐτᾰνύσσᾰτε | ἐτᾰ́νυσσᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | τᾰνύσσω, τᾰνύσσωμῐ |
τᾰνύσσῃς, τᾰνύσσῃσθᾰ |
τᾰνύσσῃ, τᾰνύσσῃσῐ |
τᾰνύσσητον | τᾰνύσσητον | τᾰνύσσωμεν | τᾰνύσσητε | τᾰνύσσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | τᾰνύσσαιμῐ | τᾰνύσσαις, τᾰνύσσαισθᾰ, τᾰνύσσειᾰς |
τᾰνύσσειε(ν) / τᾰνύσσαι | τᾰνυσσεῖτον | τᾰνυσσείτην | τᾰνυσσεῖμεν | τᾰνυσσεῖτε | τᾰνυσσεῖεν | |||||
| imperative | τᾰ́νυσσον | τᾰνυσσᾰ́τω | τᾰνύσσᾰτον | τᾰνυσσᾰ́των | τᾰνύσσᾰτε | τᾰνυσσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐτᾰνυσσᾰ́μην | ἐτᾰνύσσᾰο | ἐτᾰνύσσᾰτο | ἐτᾰνύσσᾰσθον | ἐτᾰνυσσᾰ́σθην | ἐτᾰνυσσᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ | ἐτᾰνύσσᾰσθε | ἐτᾰνύσσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | τᾰνύσσωμαι | τᾰνύσσηαι | τᾰνύσσηται | τᾰνύσσησθον | τᾰνύσσησθον | τᾰνυσσώμε(σ)θᾰ | τᾰνύσσησθε | τᾰνύσσωνται | |||||
| optative | τᾰνυσσαίμην | τᾰνύσσαιο | τᾰνύσσαιτο | τᾰνύσσαισθον | τᾰνυσσαίσθην | τᾰνυσσαίμε(σ)θᾰ | τᾰνύσσαισθε | τᾰνυσσαίᾰτο | |||||
| imperative | τᾰ́νυσσαι | τᾰνυσσᾰ́σθω | τᾰνύσσᾰσθον | τᾰνυσσᾰ́σθων | τᾰνύσσᾰσθε | τᾰνυσσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | τᾰνῦσσαι / τᾰνυσσᾰ́μεν / τᾰνυσσᾰμέναι | τᾰνύσσᾰσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | τᾰνύσσᾱς | τᾰνυσσᾰ́μενος | ||||||||||
| f | τᾰνύσσᾱσᾰ | τᾰνυσσᾰμένη | |||||||||||
| n | τᾰνῦσσᾰν | τᾰνυσσᾰ́μενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | τᾰ́νυσσᾰ | τᾰ́νυσσᾰς | τᾰ́νυσσε(ν) | τᾰνύσσᾰτον | τᾰνυσσᾰ́την | τᾰνύσσᾰμεν | τᾰνύσσᾰτε | τᾰ́νυσσᾰν | ||||
| middle | indicative | τᾰνυσσᾰ́μην | τᾰνύσσᾰο | τᾰνύσσᾰτο | τᾰνύσσᾰσθον | τᾰνυσσᾰ́σθην | τᾰνυσσᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ | τᾰνύσσᾰσθε | τᾰνύσσᾰντο | ||||
| passive | indicative | τανύσθην | τανύσθης | τανύσθη | τανύσθητον | τανυσθήτην | τανύσθημεν | τανύσθητε | τανύσθησᾰν, τάνυσθεν | ||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Perfect: τετᾰ́νυσμαι (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | τετᾰ́νυσμαι | τετᾰ́νυσαι | τετᾰ́νυσται | τετᾰ́νυσθον | τετᾰ́νυσθον | τετᾰνύσμεθᾰ | τετᾰ́νυσθε | τετᾰνύσᾰται | ||||
| subjunctive | τετανυμένος ὦ | τετανυμένος ᾖς | τετανυμένος ᾖ | τετανυμένω ἦτον | τετανυμένω ἦτον | τετανυμένοι ὦμεν | τετανυμένοι ἦτε | τετανυμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | τετανυμένος εἴην | τετανυμένος εἴης | τετανυμένος εἴη | τετανυμένω εἴητον / εἶτον | τετανυμένω εἰήτην / εἴτην | τετανυμένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν | τετανυμένοι εἴητε / εἶτε | τετανυμενοι εἰησᾰ́ν / εἰεν | |||||
| imperative | τετᾰ́νυσο | τετᾰνύσθω | τετᾰ́νυσθον | τετᾰνύσθων | τετᾰ́νυσθε | τετᾰνύσθων | |||||||
| middle/passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | τετᾰνῦσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | τετανυμένος | |||||||||||
| f | τετανυμένη | ||||||||||||
| n | τετανυμένον | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Pluperfect: τετᾰνύσμην (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | τετᾰνύσμην | τετᾰ́νυσο | τετᾰ́νυστο | τετᾰ́νυσθον | τετᾰνύσθην | τετᾰνύσμεθᾰ | τετᾰ́νυσθε | τετᾰνύσᾰτο | ||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Future perfect: τετᾰνύσσομαι (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | τετᾰνύσσομαι | τετᾰνύσσεαι | τετᾰνύσσεται | τετᾰνύσσεσθον | τετᾰνύσσεσθον | τετᾰνυσσόμε(σ)θᾰ | τετᾰνύσσεσθε | τετᾰνύσσονται | ||||
| optative | τετᾰνυσσοίμην | τετᾰνύσσοιο | τετᾰνύσσοιτο | τετᾰνύσσοισθον | τετᾰνυσσοίσθην | τετᾰνυσσοίμε(σ)θᾰ | τετᾰνύσσοισθε | τετᾰνυσσοίᾰτο | |||||
| middle/passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | τετᾰνύσσεσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | τετᾰνυσσόμενος | |||||||||||
| f | τετᾰνυσσομένη | ||||||||||||
| n | τετᾰνυσσόμενον | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Derived terms
- ἐκτανύω (ektanúō)
- ἐντανύω (entanúō)
- ἐπεντανύω (epentanúō)
- τανύγλωσσος (tanúglōssos)
- τανυήκης (tanuḗkēs)
Further reading
- “τανύω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- τανύω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- τανύω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “τανύω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press