to pull, to draw
→
to govern, control, rule
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Ancient Greek | |
| lexeme | τᾰνύω | |
| meaning 1 | to pull | τανυσσάμενος τόξον having drawn his bow |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to rule | |
| reference | ||
| comment | via τᾰνύω ἱμᾶσι 'tighten up the reins', i.e. 'to pull the horses' | |