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εἰλύω

eiluo

to wrap around, envelop, cover

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What it meant

1. εἰλύω · eilyō — Beekes

εἰλύω [v.] ‘to wrap around, envelop, cover’ (I].). 41Ὲ *uel-u- ‘envelop, cover’> VAR (Arat. 432; καταείλυον Ψ 135 v.l. for -vuov, -νυσαν), perf. med. εἴλῦμαι, fut. κὰδ dé ... / ciAdaw Φ 319, aor. κατ-ειλύσαντε (A. R. 3, 206); εἰλύομαι ‘to wind itself and curl, crawl forward’ (S. Ph. 291 and 702), ‘to swarm’ (Com.), aor. pass. ἐλύσθη ‘rolled’, ἐλυσθείς ‘ducking’ (Il; Theoc. 25, 246 has εἰλυθείς instead; A. R. 3, 296 … — [Beekes, s.v. εἰλύω, p. 434]

2. εἰλύω · eilyō — Chantraine

εἰλύω : pr. (Arat. 432; καταείλυον, variante fausse IL. 23,135), f. εἰλύσω (IL 21,319), aor. χατ-ειλῦσαντε (A.R. 3,206). Les formes les mieux attestées sont médiopassives : ρὲ. elAüuat (Hom., poètes), aor. ἐλύσθη, part. ἐλυσθείς (Hom., poètes) mais εἰλυθείς (Théoc. 25,246), présent rare εἰλύομαι (S., Ph. 391 et 702). Sens «envelopper », au moyen «être enveloppé, couvert de»; à l'aor. ἐλύσθη «se rouler» (Hom.), … — [Chantraine, s.v. εἰλύω, p. 334]

3. εἰλύω · eilyō — Frisk

εἰλύω (Arat. 432; καταείλυον v.1. W135 für -vvor, -vucav), Perf. Med. εἴλῦμαι (ep. seit 11.), Fut. κὰδ δέ... / εἰλύσω ® 319, Aor. κατ-ειλύσαντε (A. R. 3, 206) “umwinden, umhüllen, bedecken’; εἰλύομαι ‘sich winden und krümmen, sich fortschleppen, vorwärtskriechen’ (S. Ph. 291 und 702, von den mühsamen Bewegungen des verwundeten Philoktetes), ‘kribbeln’ (Kom., von einem Fischschwarm), Aor. Pass. ἐλύσϑη “rollte’, … — [Frisk, s.v. εἰλύω, p. 493]

4. εἰλύω · eilyō — LSJ

enfold, enwrap, to be wrapped, covered

enfold, enwrap, Act. once in Hom., κὰδ δέ μιν αὐτὸν εἰλύσω ψαμάθοισι Il. 21.319; ὀλίγη δέ μιν εἰλύει ἀχλύς Arat. l.c.:—Pass., to be wrapped, covered, βοέῃς εἰλυμένω ὤμους Il. 17.492; εἰλυμένοι αἴθοπι χαλκῷ 18.522; νεφέλῃ εἰλυμένος ὤμους 5.186; αἵματι καὶ κονίῃσιν εἴλῡτο 16.640; εἴλυτο δὲ πάνθʼ ἁλὸς ἄχνῃ Od. 5.403; νυκτὶ μὲν ὑμέων εἰλύαται κεφαλαί 20.352, cf. Il. 12.286.

II crawl, wriggle along

Pass., after Hom., = ἰλυσπάομαι, crawl, wriggle along, of a lame man, εἰλῡόμην δύστηνον ἐξέλκων πόδα S. Ph. 291; εἰλυόμενος, παῖς ἄτερ ὡς . . τιθήνας ib. 702; of a shoal of fish, Metag. 6.4.

2 rolled up, crouching

in Theoc. 25.246 εἰλυθείς is used like ἐλυσθείς in Hom., rolled up, crouching; but εἰλυμένος is part. of ἐλύω (q. v.) in A.R. 3.296.

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. εἰλύω (scan pp. 434-435; entry #1932).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. εἰλύω (scan pp. 334-335; entry #2310).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. εἰλύω (scan pp. 493-494; entry #1777).

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