porrĭgo, rexi, rectum, 3 (contr. form porgo, porgite, Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 26, and Verg. A. 8, 274: porge, Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 18; Aus. Idyll. 4, 37: porgebat, Sil. 9, 458: porgens, Val. Fl. 2, 656: porgi, Stat. Th. 8, 755: porxit, id. S. 2, 1, 204; cf.: antiqui etiam porgam dixerunt pro porrigam, Fest. p. 218 Müll.—Acc. to Lachmann, Hor. S. 2, 6, 59, instead of perditur, we should read porgitur; v. perdo init.), v. a. [por, = pro, and rego], to stretch or spread out before one's self, to put forth, reach out, extend (class.; syn. extendo).
I Lit.
A In gen.: jam dudum, si des, porrexi manum, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 49: animal membra porrigit, contrahit, Cic. Div. 1, 53, 120: manum ad tradendam pyxidem, id. Cael. 26, 63: crus, Liv. 8, 8: caelo bracchia, Ov. M. 1, 767: aciem latius, Sall. J. 52, 6.— Pass. , to stretch or spread one's self out , to be stretched out , extended : (Tityos) per tota novem cui jugera corpus Porrigitur, extends , Verg. A. 6. 596: porrectus somno, Stat. Ach. 2, 75: serpens in longam porrigi alvum, Ov. M. 4, 574; cf.: serpens centum porrectus in ulnas, Sil. 6, 153; Trogus ap. Plin. 11, 52, 114, § 275.—So freq. of localities, to stretch out , extend , to lie (mostly post-Aug.): cubiculum porrigitur in solem, Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 23: cujus (loci) pars colles erant, pars in planitiem porrigebatur, Tac. A. 13, 38: Creta inter ortum occasumque porrigitur, Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Just. 42, 2. —
B In partic.
1 To lay at full length , to stretch on the ground (rare): in plenos resolutum carmine somnos, Exanimi similem, stratis porrexit in herbis, Ov. M. 7, 254: utrumque ab equis ingenti porrigit arvo, Val. Fl. 6, 553: in spatium ingens ruentem porrexit hostem, Liv. 7, 10 fin. ; Mart. Spect. 15.—
2 To hold forth , reach out , to offer , present : dexteram alicui, Cic. Deiot. 3, 8: dextram, Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 250: bona alicui, Cic. N. D. 3, 34, 84; cf.: munera, Ov. M. 8, 95: pocula, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 92: gladium alicui ad occidendum hominem, Cic. Mil. 3, 9; Ov. P. 3, 1, 13: manum sani medicis porrigunt, Sen. Tranq. 2, 1.—Prov.: maritali porrigere ora capistro, to present his head to the marriage halter , Juv. 6, 43.—
3 Porrigere manum, in voting, to put forth or hold up the hand , Cic. Fl. 6, 15.—Hence, transf., i. q. to express one's assent or approval : quare si tu quoque huic sententiae manum porrigis, Symm. Ep. 7, 15.—
II Trop.
A To protract , prolong (syn. prolato): iter, Ap. Met. 2, 14, 20; 6, 3, 8; so of the quantity of a syllable: syllabam, Quint. 1, 6, 32; cf.: ut aliquis impetum morbi trahendo effugiat, porrigaturque in id tempus, etc., i. e. be kept alive , supported , Cels. 2, 5.—
B (Acc. to I. B. 2.) To offer , to grant a thing: praesidium clientibus porrigere atque tendere, Cic. de Or. 1, 40, 184: et mihi forsan, tibi quod negarit, Porriget hora, Hor. C. 2, 16, 32.—
C Manus ad (in) aliquid porrigere, to reach after , strive for , seek to obtain (mostly post-Aug.): Lydiam cepisti ... jam etiam ad pecora nostra avaras et insatiabiles manus porrigis, Curt. 7, 8, 19: fames me appellat, ad proxima quaeque porrigatur manus, Sen. Ep. 119, 4; id. Ben. 5, 14, 2; id. Cons. Polyb. 17, 1; Val. Max. 9, 1, 2; Lact. 7, 15, 5: manus suas in orientem occidentemque porrexit, id. Mort. Pers. 3 fin. ; cf.: pecunia deesse coepit, neque quo manus porrigeret suppetebat, nisi, etc., Nep. Dion, 7, 2.—
D Se porrigere, to extend , reach , spread itself : jam fortuna Romana se ad orientalia regna porrigere coeperat, Just. 39, 5, 3: quis gradus ulterior, quo se tua porrigat ira, restat? Ov. Tr. 3, 11, 5.
XII — porrectus , a, um, P. a., stretched out , extended , long.
A Lit.: porrecta ac aperta loca, Caes. B. G. 2, 19: locus, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 41: syllaba, long , Quint. 1, 7, 14; cf. mora, long , protracted , Ov. P. 4, 12, 14: senex, stretched out , i. e. dead , Cat. 67, 6; cf. in double sense: tuam amicam video. Ca. Ubi ea'st? Ps. Eccam in tabellis porrectam, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 34.— Comp. : porrectior acies, Tac. Agr. 35 fin. : porrectior frons, i. e. more cheerful (opp. contractior), Plaut. Cas. 2, 4, 3.—
2 Subst.: porrectum , i, n.
a Extent : Thessaliae in porrectum longitudo, Plin. 4, 9, 16, § 32. —
b A straight line , Vitr. 10, 8.—
c A plain , Dig. 8, 3, 8.— Plur. , Min. Fel. 17, 10. —
B Trop., widespread , extended : famaque et imperī Porrecta majestas ad ortum Solis ab Hesperio cubili, Hor. C. 4, 15, 15.— Hence, adv.: porrectē , widely , extensively , far (post-class.).— Comp. : porrectius ire, farther , Amm. 21, 9, 1; 29, 5, 48.