ἑλίσσω or
ἐλίσσω (the latter more frequently in codices of [
Refs 8th c.BC+],
Attic dialect ἑλίττω,
Epic dialect infinitive -έμεν[
Refs 8th c.BC+];
Ionic dialect εἰλίσσω or
εἱλίσσω (εἱ. is found in codices of [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
future ἑλίξω [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
aorist εἴλιξα [
Refs 5th c.BC+] codices, but κατ-ειλίξας [
Refs];
participle ἑλίξας [
Refs 8th c.BC+],
Ionic dialect εἰλίξας [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—
middle, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]:
future ἑλίξομαι [
Refs]:
aorist ἑλιξάμην [
Refs]:—
passive,
future ἑλιγήσομαι [
LXX]:
aorist 1 εἱλίχθην [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
participle ἑλιχθείς [
Refs 8th c.BC+]:
perfect εἵλιγμαι [
Refs 8th c.BC+]:
pluperfect εἵλικτο [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. plural εἱλίχατο [
Refs 5th c.BC+] —The _Ionic dialect_ form is found in Trag. (see. below, codices usually εἱλ; but τ᾽ εἰ.[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπειλίξας is
falsa lectio in [
Refs 4th c.BC+]:—
turn round or
about:
active in [
Refs 8th c.BC+] always of
turning a chariot
round the doublingpost, οἶσθα γὰρ εὖ περὶ τέρματ᾽ ἐλισσέμεν [ἵππους] [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
2) generally,
roll, ἑ. βίου πόρον
roll life's stream
along, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the chariot of Day, αἰθὴρ κοινὸν φάος εἱλίσσων [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰ. κόνιν
roll the eddying dust, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἑ. δίνας, of the Euripus, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἑ. κόρας, βλέφαρα, [
Refs]
3) of any rapid motion, ἅλιον. ἑ. πλάταν
ply it
swiflly, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the dance, ἑ. πόδα
move the swift foot, conjecture in [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἱ. θιάσους
lead the dancing bands, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
absolutely,
dance, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
dance in honour of, [
Refs]; ἑ. βωμόν
dance round it, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]
4)
roll or
wind round, πλόκαμον περὶ ἄτρακτον [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; λίνον ἠλακάτᾳ δακτύλοις ἑ. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; χεῖρας ἀμφὶ γόνυ ἑ.
clasp them round, [
Refs]
5)
metaphorically,
turn in one's mind, revolve, τοιαῦθ᾽ ἑ. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἑ. κακοὺς λόγους
speak wily words, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
6) κόλπους ἑ.
form winding reaches, of rivers, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II)
middle and
passive,
turn oneself round or
about (but in [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
rallied his comrades), ἑλιχθέντων ὑπ᾽ Ἀχαιῶν
when they
turned to face the foe, [
Refs]; so of a wild boar, ἑλιξάμενος
having turned to bay, [
Refs]; of a serpent,
coil himself, ἑλισσόμενος περὶ χειῇ [
Refs]; ἡ δέ τ᾽ ἐλισσομένη πέτεται (i.e. καλαῦροψ) the shepherd's staff flies
spinning through the air, [
Refs]; κνίση. ἑλισσομένη περὶ καπνῷ
rolling with the smoke, [
Refs]; ἑλισσόμενοι περὶ δίνας
whirled round in the eddies, [
Refs]; of a river, δίνῃς ἀργυρέῃς εἱλιγμένος [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; of the waves, τὸ ἑλισσόμενον αἰεὶ κυμάτων [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of ocean, ἑλίσσεσθαι περὶ πᾶσαν χθόνα [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὧραι ἑλισσόμεναι the
circling hours, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2)
turn hither and thither, go about, ἀν᾽ ὅμιλον [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἑλίσσετο ἔνθα καὶ ἔνθα
turned himself hither and thither, doubting what to do, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
II.3)
metaphorically,
to be constantly in or
about a thing, περὶ φύσας [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἔν τινι, εἴς τι, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.4)
whirl in the dance, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.5)
middle in
active sense, ἧκε δέ μιν σφαιρηδὸν ἑλιξάμενος he threw it
with a whirl like a ball, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
II.6) τὰς κεφαλὰς εἱλίχατο μίτρῃσι
have their heads
rolled round with turbans, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]