ἕλκω (elko)

1. ἔλκω · elkō — Beekes

ἔλκω [v.]} ‘to draw, drag’ (IL). 41Ὲ *selk- ‘draw’> ΑΚ The non-presentic forms show three stems: 1. a lengthened stem ἑλκη-: ἑλκήσω, ἑλκῆσαι, ἑλκηθῆναι (Hom.), with ipf. εἴλκεον (P 395; cf. Chantraine 1942: 348; see also below); 2. ἑλκυ- (after synonymous ἐρύσαι): ἑλκύσαι (Pi. Att.), ἑλκυσθῆναι, etAxvopat (IA), ἑλκύσω (Hp.), εἵλκυκα (D.); 3. ἑλκ-: fut. ZAEw (A.) and late aor. ἕλξαι, ἑλχθῆναι; details in Schwyzer … — [Beekes, s.v. ἔλκω, p. 459]

2. ἕλκω · helkō — Chantraine

ἕλκω : pr., « tirer, traîner » souvent employé chez Hom. avec la notion accessoire de violence et mauvais traite- — [Chantraine, s.v. ἕλκω, p. 353]

3. ἕλκω · helkō — Chantraine

ἕλκω --- 340 “--- ments, mais le sens est général ; se dit d’une charrue, d’un navire, s'emploie au figuré du temps, de l'emprunt à une source, signifie aussi «attirer » en général, enfin « peser » en attique (Hom., ion.-att., etc.). La conjugaison se fait sur trois thèmes : 1) du thème ἕλκ- attendu on ἃ le f. ἕλξω, usuel depuis Æsch., mais les aor. ἕλξαι et ἑλχθῆναι sont tardifs ; pf. part. ἑολκώς p.-ê. (Épich. … — [Chantraine, s.v. ἕλκω, p. 354]

4. ἕλκω · helkō — Frisk

ἕλκω “ziehen, schleppen’ (seit Il.). Die außerpräsentischen Tempora zeigen drei verschiedene Bildungsweisen auf: 1. von einem erweiterten Stamm &Axn-: ἑλκήσω, ἑλκῆσαι, ἑλκηϑῆναι (Hom.), wozu Ipf. eiAxeov (P 395; vgl. Chantraine Gramm. hom. 1, 348; 5. auch unten); 2. von &ixv- (nach dem synonymen ἐρύ-σαι) : &Axdcaı (Pi., att.), ἑλκυσϑῆναι, εἵλκυσμαι (ion. att.), ἑλκύσω (Hp. u. a.), εἵλκυκα (D.); 3. von &ix-: außer … — [Frisk, s.v. ἕλκω, p. 529]

5. ἕλκω · helkō — LSJ

draw, drag, began to drag, drag away, draw, draw along, draw, draw, through, haul at

draw, drag, with collat.notion of force or exertion, ὣς εἰπὼν ποδὸς ἕλκε began to drag [the dead body] by the foot, Il. 13.383; ἤν περ . . ποδῶν ἕλκωσι θύραζε Od. 16.276; τινὰ τῆς ῥινός Luc. Herm. 73; Ἕκτορα . . περὶ σῆμʼ ἑτάροιο ἕλκει Il. 24.52; drag away a prisoner, 22.65 (Pass.); draw ships down to the sea, 2.152, etc.; draw along a felled tree, 17.743; of mules, draw a chariot, 24.324; ἑλκέμεναι νειοῖο . . πηκτὸν ἄροτρον draw the plough through the field, 10.353, cf. 23.518; ἕ. τινὰ ἐπὶ κνάφ

2 draw after one, trail, after one, let, trail behind

draw after one, ἐν δʼ ἔπεσʼ Ὠκεανῷ . . φάος ἠελίοιο, ἕλκον νύκτα μέλαιναν Il. 8.486; πέδας ἕ. trail fetters after one, Hdt. 3.129; ἕ. χλανίδα let oneʼs cloak trail behind, Ephipp. 19 (anap.); θοἰμάτιον Archipp. 45.

3 tear, in pieces, worry

tear in pieces (used by Hom. only in the form ἑλκέω), ὀνύχεσσι παρειάν E. Tr. 280; worry, τὰς κύνας ὥλαφος ἕλκοι Theoc. 1.135; ἑλκυσθῆναι ὑπὸ κυνός Hdt. 1.140.

b carp at

metaph., carp at, Pi. N. 7.103.

4 draw

draw a bow, ἕλκε . . γλυφίδας τε λαβὼν καὶ νεῦρα βόεια Il. 4.122, cf. Od. 21.419, Hdt. 3.21, X. An. 4.2.28, etc.

5 draw

draw a sword, S. Ant. 1233, E. Rh. 576 (Pass.):—Med., ἕλκετο δʼ ἐκ κολεοῖο . . ξίφος Il. 1.194.

6 hoist

ἕ. ἱστία hoist sails, Od. 2.426:—also in Med., h.Bacch. 32.

7 lift up

lift up scales, so as to poise them, ἕλκε δὲ μέσσα λαβών Il. 8.72, 22.212.

after Hom.,

1 pull

pull a barge-pole, Hdt. 1.194.

2 tow

tow a ship, Th. 2.90, etc.

3 drag into court, drag about, have been compelled to serve

drag into court, ἕλκω σε κλητεύσοντα Ar. Nu. 1218, cf. 1004 (Pass.); εἰς ἀγοράν Act.Ap. 16.19; drag about, esp. with lewd violence, ἕλκει καὶ βιάζεται D. 21.150; μηδένα ἕλξειν μηδʼ ὑβριεῖν ib. 221; ἕλκειν γυναῖκα Lys. 1.12: metaph., ἄνω κάτω τοὺς λόγους ἕ. Pl. Tht. 195c, cf. Arist. SE 167a35; ἡμέας ὁ καιρὸς ἕλκει Herod. 2.10; also ἥλκυσμαι λαμπαδάρχης I have been compelled to serve as λ., BGU l.c.

4 draw, suck up, draw, in, breathe, drink in long draughts, quaff, suck, inhale, draw up

draw or suck up, [ἥλιος] ἕλκει τὸ ὕδωρ ἐπʼ ἑωυτόν Hdt. 2.25; ἕ. τὸν ἀέρα draw it in, breathe it, Hp. Aër. 19, Ti.Locr. 101d (Pass.), cf. Philyll. 20: ζωὴν φύσιν Archel. ap. Antig. Mir. 89; esp. of persons drinking, drink in long draughts, quaff, μέθυ E. Ion 1200; ἄμυστιν Id. Cyc. 417; τὴν . . τοῦ Πραμνίου [σπονδήν] Ar. Eq. 107; οἶνον ἐκ . . λεπαστῆς Telecl. 24 (lyr.); ἀπνευστί Antiph. 74.14, etc.: with acc. of the cup, δέπας μεστὸν . . ἕλκουσι γνάθοις ἀπαύστοις Id. 237, cf. Eub. 56.7, al.; so ἕ.

5 draw

draw from a receptacle, ἐξ ἑκάστου κιβωτίου πινάκιον ἕν Arist. Ath. 64.1.

6 drag out, keep making, make long, dragged on, lasted

ἕ. βίοτον, ζόαν, drag out a weary life, E. Or. 207 (lyr.), Ph. 1535 (lyr.); προφάσιας ἕ. keep making excuses, Hdt. 6.86; πάσας τε προφάσεις . . ἕλκουσι Ar. Lys. 727; ἕ. χρόνους make long, in prosody, Longin. Proll. Heph. p.83C.: hence intr., ἐπὶ τοσοῦτο λέγεται ἑλκύσαι τὴν σύστασιν . . that the conflict dragged on, lasted, Hdt. 7.167, cf. PHib. 1.83.9 (iii B.C.):—Pass., τῶν ἐγκλημάτων εἱκλυσμένων πλείονα χρόνον Supp.Epigr. 2.281 (Delph., ii B.C.); also of a person, ἑλκόμενος καὶ μόγις Pl. R. 350

7 dance, long, measured

ἕ. κόρδακα dance in long, measured steps, Ar. Nu. 540; ἓν τουτὶ (σχῆμα) Id. Pax 328.

8 draw to oneself, attract, draw on, to be drawn on

draw to oneself, attract, of the magnet, E. Fr. 567; by spells, τινὰ ποτὶ δῶμα Theoc. 2.17, cf. X. Mem. 3.11.18, Plot. 4.4.40, etc.; πείθειν καὶ ἑ. Pl. R. 458d; ἐχθροὺς ἐφʼ ἑαυτόν D. 22.59; draw on, ἐπὶ ἡδονάς Pl. Phdr. 238a; εἰς τυραννίδας ἕ. τὰς πολιτείας Id. R. 568c:—Pass., to be drawn on as by a spell, ἴυγγι δʼ ἕλκομαι ἦτορ Pi. N. 4.35; πρὸς φιλοσοφίαν Pl. R. 494e.

9 draw down, weigh, weigh

of things weighed, ἕ. σταθμὸν τάλαντα δέκα draw down the balance, i.e. weigh ten talents, Hdt. 1.50, cf. Eup. 116: abs., τὸ δʼ ἂν ἑλκύσῃ whatever it weigh, Hdt. 2.65; πλεῖον ἕ. Pl. Min. 316a.

b cast up

ἕ. τὰς ψήφους cast up the account, PPetr. 2p.37 (iii B.C.), PHib. 1.17.25 (iii B.C.).

10 draw, derive, assume

draw or derive from a source, ἐντεῦθεν εἵλκυσεν ἐπὶ τὴν . . τέχνην τὸ πρόσφορον αὐτῇ Pl. Phdr. 270a, cf. Jul. Or. 7.207a; τὸ γένος ἀπό τινος Str. 11.9.3; assume, μείζω φαντασίαν Plb. 32.10.5; ὁ ἄρτος ἕλκει χρῶμα κάλλιστον Ath. 3.113c.

11 make

ἑλκύσαι πλίνθους make bricks, Hdt. 1.179, cf. PPetr. 3p.137; ἕ. λάγανον Chrysipp.Tyan. ap. Ath. 14.647e.

12 draw in

αἱ θυρίδες ἕλκουσι the windows draw in air, Thphr. Vent. 29.

ἕ. ἑαυτόν, expressing some kind of athletic exercise, Pl. Prm. 135d.

B tear oneʼs, drew his

Med., ἕ. χαίτας ἐκ κεφαλῆς tear oneʼs hair, Il. 10.15; ἀσσοτέρω πυρὸς ἕλκετο δίφρον drew his chair nearer to the fire, Od. 19.506, cf. Semon. 7.26.

2 draw to oneself, scrape up, amass

draw to oneself, scrape up, amass, τιμάς, ἄφενος ἕλκεσθαι, Thgn. 30.

3 to drag at, grasp

ἕλκεσθαι στάθμας περισσᾶς in Pi. P. 2.90, means lit., to drag at too great a line, i.e. grasp more than oneʼs due-- but whence the metaphor is taken remains unexplained.

C to be drawn, wrenched, curved, to close in

Pass., to be drawn or wrenched, νῶτα . . ἑλκόμενα στερεῶς, of wrestlers, Il. 23.715; of the nails, to be curved, Hp. Morb. 2.48; to close in when the core is removed, of the timber of certain trees, Thphr. HP 5.5.2.

2 to be drawn, to flow at a place

to be drawn or to flow at a place, of streams, Lyc. 702; πρὸς ἀντολίην ἕ. αἶα D.P. 1086.

3 to be drawn, contracted

to be drawn or contracted, εἱλκύσθη ἐπὶ τὰ δεξιὰ τράχηλος Hp. Epid. 4.14.

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