συνέλκω,
aorist -είλκῠσα, draw together, σ. πανταχόθεν τὸ δέρμα ἐπὶ τὴν γαστέρα νῦν καλουμένην [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 190e ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. τὰς ὀφρῦς, of frowning, [[ 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 307 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; draw in, retract, τὴν θρυαλλίδ᾽ εἰς ἑαυτὸν ξυνελκύσας [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 585 (troch.); τὸν αὐχένα 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Bellum Judaicum” 6.1.8 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, [τὰ ὕδατα] σ. πρὸς τὸ βάθος [[ 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 3.5.7 ] Refs 1st c.BC+]; of cramp, [[ 2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 2.28, 2nd c.AD: Antyllus Medicus cited in 4th c.AD: Oribasius Medicus 8.6.32; ὅτε εἰς αὑτὴν ἡ μήτρα συνέλκεται 2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 1.70b. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__b metaphorically, συνειλκυσμένος ὑπὸ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου [τῇ] πρὸς σὲ.. αἱρέσει drawn into association with the man by his friendship with you, [[ “UPZ” 146.4, compare 31 (2nd c.BC)] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; uncertain meaning in [[ “POxy.” 1188.9 (1st c.AD). ] Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II pull along with, help to pull, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 417 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ἡμᾶς αὐτούς help them in dragging us over (in the game διελκυστίνδα), [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 181a; τοὺς νεκροὺς εἴσω φάλαγγος 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Agesilaus” 2.15. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]