ἕλξις,εως,ἡ, (ἕλκω)
A. dragging, trailing, τὰς Ἕκτορος ἕλξεις
Pl. R. 391b
; ἱματίων ἕλξεις
Id. Alc. 1.122c
.
2. attraction, attractive power, Id. Ti. 80c , Hp. Gland. 7 ; ἕλξει ἐκ γῆς ἀναδίδοται τὰ σπέρματα
Porph. Gaur. 3.3
.
3. drawingof the bow, ἀπὸ τῆς χειρός
Hero Bel. 75.10
, cf. Philostr. Her. 11 .
4. retching, Hp. Coac. 55 .