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ἐλελίζω

elelizo

to shake

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Where it lives

Iliad 13 · 1.17/10k
Phoenissae 1 · 1.04/10k
Helen 1 · 1.02/10k
Birds 1 · 0.94/10k
Anabasis 2 · 0.36/10k
Odyssey 3 · 0.35/10k

What it meant

1. ἐλελίζω · elelizō — Beekes

ἐλελίζω [v.] 1. ‘to shake’, med.-pass. ‘to tremble, be shaken’, 2. ‘to turn round (trans. and intr.)’ (Il.). <1 *hjJeig- ‘tremble’> eVAR Aor. ἐλελίξαι, pass. ἐλελιχθῆναι, 3sg.pret. ἐλέλικτο, perf. med. ἐλέλιγμαι (Hell.). COMP Asa first member (cf. Schwyzer: 444: 3) in ἐλελί-χθων ‘shaking the earth’ (Pi. Ρ, 2, 4), ‘earth-shaker’, epithet of Poseidon (Pi. P. 6, 50), of Dionysus (S. Ant. 153); also in » ἐλελίσφακος, … — [Beekes, s.v. ἐλελίζω, p. 453]

2. ἐλελίζω · elelizō — Chantraine

ἐλελίζω : pr. (H. Dém. 183, Pi.), plus souvent aor. ἐλελίξαι (Hom., poètes), pass. ἐλελιχθῆναι (Hom., poètes), 3e sg. prétérit ἐλέλικτο (11. 11,39, 13,558), parf. moy, ἐλέλιγμαι (hellén.) «secouer», au passif «être secoué. trembler ». Toutefois la majorité des exemples hom. d’aor. expriment la notion de «tourner, faire retourner», au passif «se retourner» (cf. 1]. 6,109, etc.). Au prétérit ἐλέλικτο (IL 11,39) se … — [Chantraine, s.v. ἐλελίζω, p. 349]

3. ἐλελίζω · elelizō — Frisk

2. ἐλελίζω (h. Cer. 183, Pi. u.a.), gew. Aor. ἐλελίξαι, Pass. ἐλελιχϑῆναι, 8. Βρ. Prät. EAeAıxto, Perf. Med. ἐλέλιγμαι (hell.) 1. “erschüttern’, Med.-Pass. ‘zittern, erschüttert werden’, 2. “‘herumdrehen, sich drehen’ (ep. poet. seit Il.). — Als Vorderglied (vgl. Schwyzer 444:3) in ἐλελέςχϑων “erderschütternd’ (Pi. P. 2, 4), “"Erderschütterer’, Beiname des Poseidon (Pi. P. 6, 50), des Dionysos (S. Ant. 153); auch in … — [Frisk, s.v. ἐλελίζω, p. 520]

In the wild

ἐλελιζομένης · elelizomenēs Aristophanes, Birds (DIORISIS sentence 198)
ἐλελιζομένα · elelizomena Euripides, Helen 1 (DIORISIS sentence 745)
ἐλελίζει · elelizei Euripides, Phoenissae *)/antigo/nh (DIORISIS sentence 871)
ἐλέλιξεν · elelixen Iliad 1.530
ἐλελίχθησαν · elelichthēsan Iliad 11.214
ἐλέλικτο · elelikto Iliad 11.39

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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. ἐλελίζω (scan p. 453; entry #2000). Root candidates: *hjJeig-, *hJeig-.
Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ἐλελίζω (scan p. 349; entry #2408).
Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ἐλελίζω (scan pp. 520-521; entry #1841).

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