ἀνα-πτύσσω,
perfect infinitive passive ἀνεπτύχθαι[
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
aorist passive ἀνεπτύχθην[
Refs 5th c.BC+] 3, but
-επτύγην [
Refs]:—
unfold the rollson which books were written,
open for reading, ἀ. τὸ βιβλίον[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
undo, open, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀναπτύξασ χέρας with arms
outspread, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—
middle,
fold up, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
b)
cut open, of freshly killed animals,[
Refs 1st c.AD+]
c)
ruminate, chew, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
2)
unfold, disclose, πᾶν ἀ. πάθος[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II) as military term, τὴν φάλαγγα ἀ.
fold back the phalanx, i.e.
deepen it by countermarching from front to rear, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; conversely, τὸ κέρας ἀ.
open out the wing, i.e.
extend the line by countermarching from rear to front, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]