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ἐφέλκ-ω, Ion.
ἐπ-,fut.
A.
ἐφέλξω
E. HF 632
:aor. 1 inf.-ελκύσαι
Thphr. Char. 30.10 :— Med. ,fut.-ελκύσομαι
A.D. Synt. 50.21 :aor. 1 part.-ελκυσάμενος
Thphr. CP 5.1.10 : ( Hom. only in Med. and Pass. ,v.infr. 11 , 111 ):—dragortrail afterone,ἐ. τὰς [οὐράς], of long-tailed sheep, Hdt. 3.113 ;ἵππον ἐκ τοῦ βραχίονος ἐ. to leada horse by a rein upon the arm, Id. 5.12 ;ναῦς ὣς ἐφέλξω will take in tow, E. l.c., cf. Th. 4.26 ;ἐ. ξύλον, of a log tied to the leg, Polyzel. 3 ;τὰ ὀπίσθια σκέλη ἐφέλκουσιν ἐπὶ τὰ ἐμπρόσθια drag forward, in the disease of horses calledεἰλεός, Arist. HA 604b1 ;τὰς ὁπλὰς καὶ τὰ ἰσχία ἐ. drawthemup, ib. 18 , cf. Hippiatr. 121 .
2. bring on, bring in its train(v. infr. 111.4 ), πολλὰς ἐφέλκων ξυμφοράς
E. Med. 552
, cf. Ion 1149 , HF 776 (lyr.); ἄλλην αἴσθησιν μετὰ τοῦ λογις μοῦ
Pl. Phd. 65e
Close Browse lexicon entries :— Med. , AP 10.37 ( Luc. ).
3. drawordrink off, E. Cyc. 151 .
4. ἐ. πλείους ἡμέρας delayfor several days, Thphr. Char. l. c.:— Pass. ,τὰ ἐφελκόμενα arrearsof payment, PPetr. 3p.151
(iii B. C.), cf. PSI 4.350.4
(ii B.C.);ἐφέλκεται τῷ Φιλίππῳheis in arrearsof tax-payments to P. (the tax-collector), PPetr. 2p.108
Pass. ,ἐφελκομένοισι πόδεσσινwith feettrailing afterhim, of one who is dragged lifeless away, Il. 23.696 ; τὸ δ' ἐφέλκετο μείλινον ἔγχος
;ὁ λίθος ὄπισθε ἐπελκόμενος dragging behind(the boat), Hdt. 2.96 ; of camels, Id. 3.105 ; alsoοἱ ἐπελκόμενοι the stragglersof an army, Id. 4.203 ; -ομένη προθυμία lagging, tardy, Plb. 9.40.2 .
2. to be attracted, ῥείθροισιν
;μηδὲ . . τούτῳ ἐφέλκεσθαι benotled awayby this argument, Th. 1.42 .
Act. ,drag after one,χωλαίνει καὶ ἐφέλκεται(sc.τὸν πόδα) Pl. Lg. 795b , cf. Antip.Stoic. 3.256 ; τἆλλα
2. draw to oneself, attract,αὐτὸς γὰρ ἐφέλκεται ἄνδρα σίδηροςthe very sight of iron (i.e. arms)drawsmenon, i.e.temptsthemto use them, Od. 16.294 , 19.13 ; ὕδωρ ἐπ' ἑωυτὸν ὁ ἥλιος ἐ.
; of flowers, ἠϊθέας -όμεναι χροιῇσι
3. draworpull to, τὴν θύραν ἐφελκύσασθαι
; προστίθησι τὴν θύραν καὶ τὴν κλεῖν ἐφέλκεται
;ἐ. ὀφρῦνto frown, AP 7.440 ( Leon. ); ἐ. κατὰ τῆς κεφαλῆς τὸ ἱμάτιον
4. bring onconsequences, πόλλ' ἐφέλκεται φυγὴ κακά
; ὃ καὶ σίδηρον ἀγχόνας τ' ἐ.
, cf. Hp. Decent. 1 ; κινδύνους
; τοὔμπαλιν οὗ βούλονται ἐ.
5. claim for oneself, assume, ἀλλότριον κάλλος
6. drag behind one as inferior, i.e.surpass, τινὰ κάρτεϊ
7. Gramm.,attract to the close of a word, τὸ νῦ δἰ εὐφωνίαν
8. ἐ. ἄσθμα drawadeepbreath, Philostr. Im. 2.22 .
References E. HF 632 Thphr. Char. 30.10 A.D. Synt. 50.21 Thphr. CP 5.1.10 Hom. 11 111 Hdt. 3.113 Id. 5.12 E. Th. 4.26 Polyzel. 3 Arist. HA 604b1 18 Hippiatr. 121 111.4 E. Med. 552 Ion 1149 HF 776 Pl. Phd. 65e AP 10.37 Luc. E. Cyc. 151 Thphr. Char. PPetr. 3p.151 PSI 4.350.4 UPZ 50.33 PPetr. 2p.108 Il. 23.696 13.597 Hdt. 2.96 Id. 3.105 Id. 4.203 Plb. 9.40.2 h.Hom. 19.9 Th. 1.42 Pl. Lg. 795b Antip.Stoic. 3.256 Pl. R. 544e Od. 16.294 19.13 Hdt. 4.50 Plb. 9.1.3 Nic. Fr. 74.65 APl. 4.288 Leont. Luc. Am. 16 Lys. 1.13 AP 7.440 Leon. Plu. Caes. 66 Pomp. 79 E. Med. 462 Id. Fr. 362.26 Hp. Decent. 1 Isoc. Ep. 4.6 X. Cyr. 8.4.32 Pl. Grg. 465b AP 9.434 Theoc. A.R. 1.1162 Demetr. Eloc. 175 Eust. 52.19 Philostr. Im. 2.22 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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