ἑλιγ-μός · helig-mos — LSJ
winding, convolution, rotatory motion, rolling, the plies
winding, convolution, of the Labyrinth, Hdt. 2.148; πολλοὺς ἑ. ἄνω καὶ κάτω πλανᾶσθαι X. Cyr. 1.3.4; of the gut, ἑ. ἔχει Arist. HA 532b7; of the Fallopian tubes, ib. 510b19; of the brain, Erasistr. ap. Gal. 5.603; of a snake, Sch. Nic. Th. 159; of dancers’ feet, Orph. H. 38.12: generally, rotatory motion, Plu. Pyth. 2.404f; ὀφθαλμῶν ἑλιγμοί rolling of eyes, Procop.Gaz. Hor. p. 151 B.; ἑ. καὶ ἀναστροφαὶ ὀργάνων Max.Tyr. 19.4: pl., the plies of a knot, Plu. Alex. 18; ῥευμάτων ἑλιγμοί Id. Caes. 19;