Acut.(Sp.
ἑλίσσωorἐλίσσω(the latter more freq. in codd. of Hom. ), Att.
ἑλιξό-ττω, Ep.
inf.
A.
-έμεν
Il. 23.309
; Ion.
εἰλίσσωorεἱλίσσω(εἱ. is found in codd. of Hdt. (v. infr.), but κατ-ελίσσειν
Hp.
Acut.(Sp.) 37 , κατειλίξαι
Id. Morb. 2.18
, al.):fut.
ἑλίξω
E. Ph. 711
:aor.
εἴλιξα
Pl. Ti. 73a
(εἵλ-codd., but κατ-ειλίξας
IG 22.204.32
);part.
ἑλίξας
Il. 23.466
, Ion.
εἰλίξας
Hdt. 4.34
:— Med. , Il. 23.320 :fut.
ἑλίξομαι
17.728
:aor.
ἑλιξάμην
12.467
, 17.283 :— Pass. ,fut.
ἑλιγήσομαι
LXX Is. 34.4
:aor.1
εἱλίχθην
E. Or. 358
;part.
ἑλιχθείς
Il. 12.74
:pf.
εἵλιγμαι
Hes. Th. 791
, ἐλήλιγμαι
Paus. 10.17.12
:plpf.
εἵλικτο
E. HF 927
; Ion.
3 pl.
εἱλίχατο
Hdt. 7.90
. —The Ion. form is found in Trag. (v. infr., codd. usu.εἱλ-; butτ' εἰ. A. Pr. 138 (lyr., cod. Med. ), cf. Ar. Ra. 1314 , 1348 (cod. Rav.)), inIGl.c., and codd. of Pl. (asTi.l.c., ἀν-ειλίττων
Phlb. 15e
);ἐπειλίξαςisf.l. in
D. 23.161 . (ϝελ-, ἐϝελ-, cf.εἴλω, ἐλελίζωad fin.):—turn roundorabout: Act. in Hom. always ofturninga chariotround the doublingpost,οἶσθα γὰρ εὖ περὶ τέρματ' ἐλισσέμεν [ἵππους] Il. 23.309 ,cf. 466 .
2. generally,roll,ἑ. βίου πόρον rolllife's streamalong, Pi. I. 8(7).15 ; of the chariot of Day, αἰθὴρ κοινὸν φάος εἱλίσσων
A. Pr. 1092
(anap.); ἥλιος . . εἱλίσσων φλόγα
E. Ph. 3
;εἰ. κόνιν roll the eddyingdust, A. Pr. 1085 (anap.);ἑ. δίνας, of the Euripus, E. IT 7 , cf. 1103 (lyr.);ἑ. κόρας, βλέφαρα, Id. HF 868 (troch.), Or. 1266 (lyr.).
3. of any rapid motion,ἅλιον . . ἑ. πλάταν plyitswiflly, S. Aj. 358 (lyr.); of the dance,ἑ. πόδα move the swiftfoot, cj. in E. Or. 171 (lyr.), cf. IA 215 (lyr.);εἱ. θιάσους lead the dancingbands, Id. IT 1145 (lyr.); ἑ. χορούς
Stratt. 66.5
: abs.,dance, E. Ph. 234 (lyr.), cf. Or. 1292 (whenceἑ. τινά dance in honour of. ., Id. HF 690 (lyr.), IA 1480 (lyr.));ἑ. βωμόν dance roundit, Call. Del. 321 .
4. rollorwind round, πλόκαμον περὶ ἄτ ρακτον
Hdt. 4.34
, cf. 2.38 ;λίνον ἠλακάτᾳ δακτύλοις ἑ. E. Or. 1432 (lyr.);χεῖρας ἀμφὶ γόνυ ἑ.claspthem round . ., Id. Ph. 1622 .
5. metaph.,turn in one's mind, revolve,τοιαῦθ' ἑ. S. Ant. 231 , cf. Pl. Epin. 978d ; μῆτιν
A.R. 1.463
;ἑ. κακοὺς λόγους speak wilywords, E. Or. 892 .
6. κόλπους ἑ.form windingreaches, of rivers, D.P. 630 ; ἀγκῶνας
Id. 979
.
II.
Med. and Pass. ,turn oneself roundorabout(but in Il. 12.49
εἱλίσσεθ' ἑταίρους(as read by Nicanor)rallied hiscomrades),ἑλιχθέντων ὑπ' Ἀχαιῶν whentheyturned to facethe foe, ib. 74 , cf. 408 ; so of a wild boar,ἑλιξάμενος having turned to bay, 17.283 ; of a serpent,coil himself, ἑλισσόμενος περὶ χειῇ
22.95
;ἡ δέ τ' ἐλισσομένη πέτεται(sc.καλαῦροψ) the shepherd's staff fliesspinning through the air, 23.846 ;κνίση . . ἑλισσομένη περὶ καπνῷ rollingwith the smoke, 1.317 ;ἑλισσόμενοι περὶ δίνας whirled roundin the eddies, 21.11 ; of a river, δίνῃς ἀργυρέῃς εἱλιγμένος
Hes. Th. 791
, cf. D.S. 1.32 ; of the waves, τὸ ἑλισσόμενον αἰεὶ κυμάτων
Pi. N. 6.55
; of ocean, ἑλίσσεσθαι περὶ πᾶσαν χθόνα
A. Pr. 138
;ὧραι ἑλισσόμεναιthecirclinghours, Pi. O. 4.3 .
2. turn hither and thither, go about, ἀν' ὅμιλον
Il. 12.49
;καθ' ὅμιλονib. 467 ;ἑλίσσετο ἔνθα καὶ ἔνθα turned himselfhither and thither, doubting what to do, Od. 20.24 .
3. metaph.,to be constantly inorabouta thing, περὶ φύσας
Il. 18.372
;ἔν τινι, εἴς τι, Pl. Tht. 194b , Porph. ap. Eus. PE 3.4 : c. gen.,μέλιτός τε καὶ ἔργων εἱλίσσονται(sc.μέλισσαι) Arat. 1030 .
4. whirl in the dance, E. Ba. 569 (lyr.), IA 1055 (lyr.).
5.
Med. in act. sense,ἧκε δέ μιν σφαιρηδὸν ἑλιξάμενοςhe threw itwith a whirl likea ball, Il. 13.204 .
6. τὰς κεφαλὰς εἱλίχατο μίτρῃσι have theirheadsrolled roundwith turbans, Hdt. 7.90 .
