sulcus
ἕλκω(ἑλκύωlate, Tz. H. 6.621 ), Il. 24.52 , etc.,impf.
A.
εἷλκον
A. Fr. 39
, etc., Ep.
ἕλκον
Il. 4.213
,al. (neverεἵλκυον):fut.
ἕλξω
A. Supp. 909
, etc., rarelyἑλκύσω [ῠ] Hp. Fract. 2 , Philem. 174 :aor.
εἵλκῠσα
Batr. 232
, Pi. N. 7.103 , Trag. and Att. , E. Ph. 987 , Ar. Nu. 540 , SIG 2587.23 , al., etc.; ἥλκυσα
IG 11(2).287
B 61 (Delos,ii B.C.), CIG 4993 , 5006 (Egypt,iii A.D.); laterεἷλξα, poet. ἕλξα
AP 9.370
( Tib. Ill.), Orph. A. 258 , Gal. Nat.Fac. 1.12 :pf.
εἵλκῠκα
D. 22.59
;pf. part. ἑολκώςprob.in Epich. 177 :— Med. ,fut. -ύσομαι(ἐφ-) Antyll. ap. Orib. 6.10.9 :aor. εἱλκυσάμην(ἀφ-)v.l. in
Hp. Art. 11 ,subj.
ἀφελκύσωμαι
Ar. Ach. 1120
; rarely εἱλξάμην
Gal. 4.534
:— Pass. ,fut.
ἑλκυσθήσομαι
A. Th. 614
(ξυγκαθ-), Lyc. 358 , ἑλχθήσομαι
Gal. UP 7.7
:aor.
εἱλκύσθην
Hp. Epid. 4.14
, (ἐξ-) Ar. Ec. 688 , ἑλκ-
Hdt. 1.140
, ἡλκ-
IG 12(7).115.11
(Amorgos); later εἵλχθην
Ph. 2.11
, Philostr. VA 8.15 , D.L. 6.91 :pf.
εἵλκυσμαι
Hp. Superf. 16
, E. Rh. 576 , Ph. 1.316 , (καθ-) Th. 6.50 ,ἕλκυσμαι(ἀν-) Hdt. 9.98 , ἥλκυσμαι
BGU 1256.11
(ii B.C.):plpf.
εἵλκυστο
Hp. Epid. 4.36
.—In Att. ,ἕλκω, ἕλξωwere alone used inpres.andfut., while the other tenses were formed fromἑλκυ-; cf.ἑλκέω(q.v.),ἑλκυστάζω. In Hom. , Aristarch. rejected the augm. (Cf. Lat.sulcus, Lith.velkù'drag'):—draw, drag, with collat.notion of force or exertion,ὣς εἰπὼν ποδὸς ἕλκε began to drag[the dead body] by the foot, Il. 13.383 ; ἤν περ . . ποδῶν ἕλκωσι θύραζε
Od. 16.276
; τινὰ τῆς ῥινός
Luc. Herm. 73
; Ἕκτορα . . περὶ σῆμ' ἑτάροιο ἕλκει
Il. 24.52
;drag awaya prisoner, 22.65 ( Pass. );drawships down to the sea, 2.152 , etc.;draw alonga felled tree, 17.743 ; of mules,drawa chariot, 24.324 ;ἑλκέμεναι νειοῖο . . πηκτὸν ἄροτρον drawthe ploughthroughthe field, 10.353 , cf. 23.518 ; ἕ. τινὰ ἐπὶ κνάφου
Hdt. 1.92
;περιβαλόντας σχοινία ἕ.haul atthem, Id. 5.85 .
2. draw after one, ἐν δ' ἔπες' Ὠκεανῷ . . φάος ἠελίοιο, ἕλκον νύκτα μέλαιναν
Il. 8.486
;πέδας ἕ.trailfettersafter one, Hdt. 3.129 ;ἕ. χλανίδα letone's cloaktrail behind, Ephipp. 19 (anap.); θοἰμάτιον
Archipp. 45
.
3. tear
in pieces(used by Hom. only in the formἑλκέω) , ὀνύχεσσι παρειάν
E. Tr. 280
;worry, τὰς κύνας ὥλαφος ἕλκοι
Theoc. 1.135
; ἑλκυσθῆναι ὑπὸ κυνός
Hdt. 1.140
.
b. metaph.,carp at, Pi. N. 7.103 .
4. drawa bow, ἕλκε . . γλυφίδας τε λαβὼν καὶ νεῦρα βόεια
Il. 4.122
, cf. Od. 21.419 , Hdt. 3.21 , X. An. 4.2.28 , etc.
5. drawa sword, S. Ant. 1233 , E. Rh. 576 ( Pass. ):— Med. , ἕλκετο δ' ἐκ κολεοῖο . . ξίφος
Il. 1.194
.
6. ἕ. ἱστία hoistsails, Od. 2.426 :—also in Med. , h.Bacch. 32 .
7. lift upscales, so as to poise them, ἕλκε δὲ μέσσα λαβών
Il. 8.72
, 22.212 .
II. after Hom. ,
1. pulla barge-pole, Hdt. 1.194 .
2. towa ship, Th. 2.90 , etc.
3. drag into court, ἕλκω σε κλητεύσοντα
Ar. Nu. 1218
, cf. 1004 ( Pass. ); εἰς ἀγοράν
Act.Ap. 16.19
;drag about, esp. with lewd violence, ἕλκει καὶ βιάζεται
D. 21.150
;μηδένα ἕλξειν μηδ' ὑβριεῖνib. 221 ; ἕλκειν γυναῖκα
Lys. 1.12
: metaph.,ἄνω κάτω τοὺς λόγους ἕ. Pl. Tht. 195c , cf. Arist. SE 167a35 ; ἡμέας ὁ καιρὸς ἕλκει
Herod. 2.10
; alsoἥλκυσμαι λαμπαδάρχηςIhave been compelled to serveasλ.,BGUl.c.
4. draworsuck up, [ ἥλιος] ἕλκει τὸ ὕδωρ ἐπ' ἑωυτόν
Hdt. 2.25
;ἕ. τὸν ἀέρα drawitin, breatheit, Hp.
Aër.
19 , Ti.Locr. 101d ( Pass. ), cf. Philyll. 20 :ζωὴν φύσινArchel. ap. Antig. Mir. 89 ; esp. of persons drinking,drink in long draughts, quaff, μέθυ
E. Ion 1200
; ἄμυστιν
Id. Cyc. 417
;τὴν . . τοῦ Πραμνίου [σπονδήν] Ar. Eq. 107 ;οἶνον ἐκ . . λεπαστῆςTelecl Id. 24 (lyr.); ἀπνευστί
Antiph. 74.14
, etc.: with acc. of the cup, δέπας μεστὸν . . ἕλκουσι γνάθοις ἀπαύστοις
Id. 237
, cf. Eub. 56.7 , al.; soἕ. μαστόν suckit, E. Ph. 987 ;inhale, ὀσμήν
Antig. Mir. 89
; of roots,draw upnourishment, Thphr. HP 1.6.10 : metaph.,χανδὸν καὶ ἀμυστὶ τῶν μαθηυάτων ἕ. Eun. VS p.474D.
5. drawfrom a receptacle, ἐξ ἑκάστου κιβωτίου πινάκιον ἕν
Arist. Ath. 64.1
.
6. ἕ. βίοτον, ζόαν,drag outa weary life, E. Or. 207 (lyr.), Ph. 1535 (lyr.);προφάσιας ἕ.keep makingexcuses, Hdt. 6.86 ; πάσας τε προφάσεις . . ἕλκουσι
Ar. Lys. 727
;ἕ. χρόνους make long, in prosody, Longin. Proll. Heph. p.83C. : hence intr.,ἐπὶ τοσοῦτο λέγεται ἑλκύσαι τὴν σύστασιν . .that the conflictdragged on, lasted, Hdt. 7.167 , cf. PHib. 1.83.9
(iii B.C.):— Pass. , τῶν ἐγκλημάτων εἱκλυσμένων πλείονα χρόνον
Supp.Epigr. 2.281
(Delph.,ii B.C.); also of a person, ἑλκόμενος καὶ μόγις
Pl. R. 350d
.
7. ἕ. κόρδακα danceinlong, measuredsteps, Ar. Nu. 540 ;ἓν τουτὶ(σχῆμα) Id. Pax 328 .
8. draw to oneself, attract, of the magnet, E. Fr. 567 ; by spells, τινὰ ποτὶ δῶμα
Theoc. 2.17
, cf. X. Mem. 3.11.18 , Plot. 4.4.40 , etc.;πείθειν καὶ ἑ. Pl. R. 458d ; ἐχθροὺς ἐφ' ἑαυτόν
D. 22.59
;draw on, ἐπὶ ἡδονάς
Pl. Phdr. 238a
; εἰς τυραννίδας ἕ. τὰς πολιτείας
Id. R. 568c
:— Pass. ,to be drawn onas by a spell, ἴυγγι δ' ἕλκομαι ἦτορ
Pi. N. 4.35
; πρὸς φιλοσοφίαν
Pl. R. 494e
.
9. of things weighed,ἕ. σταθμὸν τάλαντα δέκα draw downthe balance, i.e.weighten talents, Hdt. 1.50 , cf. Eup. 116 : abs.,τὸ δ' ἂν ἑλκύσῃwhatever itweigh, Hdt. 2.65 ;πλεῖον ἕ. Pl. Min. 316a .
b. ἕ. τὰς ψήφους cast upthe account, PPetr. 2p.37
(iii B.C.), PHib. 1.17.25
(iii B.C.).
10. draworderivefrom a source, ἐντεῦθεν εἵλκυσεν ἐπὶ τὴν . . τέχνην τὸ πρός φορον αὐτῇ
Pl. Phdr. 270a
, cf. Jul. Or. 7.207a ; τὸ γένος ἀπό τινος
Str. 11.9.3
;assume, μείζω φαντασίαν
Plb. 32.10.5
; ὁ ἄρτος ἕλκει χρῶμα κάλλιστον
Ath. 3.113c
.
11. ἑλκύσαι πλίνθους makebricks, Hdt. 1.179 , cf. PPetr. 3p.137 ;ἕ. λάγανονChrysipp. Tyan. ap. Ath. 14.647e .
12. αἱ θυρίδες ἕλκουσιthe win dowsdraw inair, Thphr. Vent. 29 .
13. ἕ. ἑαυτόν, expressing some kind of athletic exercise, Pl. Prm. 135d .
B.
Med. ,ἕ. χαίτας ἐκ κεφαλῆς tear one'shair, Il. 10.15 ;ἀσσοτέρω πυρὸς ἕλκετο δίφρον drew hischair nearer to the fire, Od. 19.506 , cf. Semon. 7.26 .
2. draw to oneself, scrape up, amass,τιμάς, ἄφενος ἕλκεσθαι, Thgn. 30 .
3. ἕλκεσθαι στάθμας περισσᾶςin Pi. P. 2.90 , means lit.,to drag attoo great a line, i.e.graspmore than one's due-- but whence the metaphor is taken remains unexplained.
C.
Pass. ,to be drawnorwrenched,νῶτα . . ἑλκόμενα στερεῶς, of wrestlers, Il. 23.715 ; of the nails, to becurved, Hp. Morb. 2.48 ;to close inwhen the core is removed, of the timber of certain trees, Thphr. HP 5.5.2 .
2. to be drawnorto flow at a place, of streams, Lyc. 702 ; πρὸς ἀντολίην ἕ. αἶα
D.P. 1086
.
3. to be drawnorcontracted, εἱλκύσθη ἐπὶ τὰ δεξιὰ τράχηλος
Hp. Epid. 4.14
.
