ἑλίσσω · helissō — LSJ
turn round or about: Act. in Hom. always of turning a chariot round the doubling-post, οἶσθα γὰρ εὖ περὶ τέρματʼ ἐλισσέμεν [ἵππους] Il. 23.309, cf. 466.
generally, roll, ἑ. βίου πόρον roll lifeʼs stream along, Pi. I. 8(7).15; of the chariot of Day, αἰθὴρ κοινὸν φάος εἱλίσσων A. Pr. 1092 (anap.); ἥλιος . . εἱλίσσων φλόγα E. Ph. 3; εἰ. κόνιν roll the eddying dust, A. Pr. 1085 (anap.); ἑ. δίνας, of the Euripus, E. IT 7, cf. 1103 (lyr.); ἑ. κόρας, βλέφαρα, Id. HF 868 (troch.), Or. 1266 (lyr.).
of any rapid motion, ἅλιον . . ἑ. πλάταν ply it swiftly, S. Aj. 358 (lyr.); of the dance, ἑ. πόδα move the swift foot, cj. in E. Or. 171 (lyr.), cf. IA 215 (lyr.); εἱ. θιάσους lead the dancing bands, Id. IT 1145 (lyr.); ἑ. χορούς Stratt. 66.5: abs., dance, E. Ph. 234 (lyr.), cf. Or. 1292 (whence ἑ. τινά dance in honour of . ., Id. HF 690 (lyr.), IA 1480 (lyr.)); ἑ. βωμόν dance round it, Call. Del. 321.
roll or wind round, πλόκαμον περὶ ἄτρακτον Hdt. 4.34, cf. 2.38; λίνον ἠλακάτᾳ δακτύλοις ἑ. E. Or. 1432 (lyr.); χεῖρας ἀμφὶ γόνυ ἑ. clasp them round . ., Id. Ph. 1622.
metaph., turn in oneʼs mind, revolve, τοιαῦθʼ ἑ. S. Ant. 231, cf. Pl. Epin. 978d; μῆτιν A.R. 1.463; ἑ. κακοὺς λόγους speak wily words, E. Or. 892.
κόλπους ἑ. form winding reaches, of rivers, D.P. 630; ἀγκῶνας Id. 979.
Med. and Pass., turn oneself round or about (but in Il. 12.49 εἱλίσσεθʼ ἑταίρους (as read by Nicanor) rallied his comrades), ἑλιχθέντων ὑπʼ Ἀχαιῶν when they turned to face the foe, ib. 74, cf. 408; so of a wild boar, ἑλιξάμενος having turned to bay, 17.283; of a serpent, coil himself, ἑλισσόμενος περὶ χειῇ 22.95; ἡ δέ τʼ ἐλισσομένη πέτεται (sc. καλαῦροψ) the shepherdʼs staff flies spinning through the air, 23.846; κνίση . . ἑλισσομένη περὶ καπνῷ rolling with the smoke, 1.317; ἑλισσόμενοι περὶ δί
turn hither and thither, go about, ἀνʼ ὅμιλον Il. 12.49; καθʼ ὅμιλον ib. 467; ἑλίσσετο ἔνθα καὶ ἔνθα turned himself hither and thither, doubting what to do, Od. 20.24.
metaph., to be constantly in or about a thing, περὶ φύσας Il. 18.372; ἔν τινι, εἴς τι, Pl. Tht. 194b, Porph. ap. Eus. PE 3.4: c. gen., μέλιτός τε καὶ ἔργων εἱλίσσονται (sc. μέλισσαι) Arat. 1030.
whirl in the dance, E. Ba. 569 (lyr.), IA 1055 (lyr.).
Med. in act. sense, ἧκε δέ μιν σφαιρηδὸν ἑλιξάμενος he threw it with a whirl like a ball, Il. 13.204.
τὰς κεφαλὰς εἱλίχατο μίτρῃσι have their heads rolled round with turbans, Hdt. 7.90.