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O. 11, 43. Pass. part<\/i>. εἰλόμενος, IL. 5, 203 ; 8, 215. Ao.1<\/i> ἠλσάμην, SIM. AM. fr. 17 Bgk. Pf<\/i>. ἔελμαι, IL. 24, 662 ; part<\/i>. ἐελμένος, IL. 13, 524 ; 18, 287<\/i>." }, { "dictionary": "LSJ", "reference": "Liddell-Scott-Jones, Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1940)", "source": null, "description": "(also εἰλέω, εἱλέω, εἴλλω, εἵλλω, ἴλλω ; εἱλῶνται is f.l.<\/font> in Aret. SD<\/i> 1.2), a word whose meanings are traceable to various roots of similar form, v. infr. D. — From εἴλω (pres. in Hom. only Pass. part.<\/i> εἰλόμενος (v. infr.)), we have Ep. aor.<\/i> ἔλσα Il.<\/i> 11.413, inf.<\/i> ἐέλσαι 21.295, Dor. part.<\/i> ἔλσαις Pi. O.<\/i> 10 (11).43; — Med., aor.<\/i> ἠλσάμην Semon. 17; — Pass., aor.2<\/i> ἐάλην [α] Il.<\/i> 13.408; inf.<\/i> ἀλῆναι, ἀλήμεναι, 16.714, 18.76; part.<\/i> ἀλείς, εῖσα, έν 22.308; pf.<\/i> ἔελμαι, part.<\/i> -μένος 13.524; — for ἐόλει, ἐόλητο, v. ἐόλει. — From εἰλέω Il.<\/i> 2.294; impf.<\/i> εἴλεον Od.<\/i> 22.460; contr.<\/i> εἴλει Il.<\/i> 8.215, Od.<\/i> 12.210; ἐείλεον Il.<\/i> 18.447; fut.<\/i> εἰλήσω LXX Jb. 40.21 (26), AP<\/i> 12.208 (Strat.); aor.<\/i> εἴλησα LXX 4 Ki. 2.8, Dsc. 5.87 (ἐν-); — Med., impf.<\/i> εἰλεῦντο Il.<\/i> 21.8; part.<\/i> εἰλεύμενος Hdt. 2.76; — Pass., aor.<\/i> εἰλήθην Hp. Morb.<\/i> 4.52; pf.<\/i> εἴλημαι LXX 1 Ki. 21.9 (10) and Is. 11.5 (s.v.l.<\/font>), Lyc. 1202; plpf.<\/i> εἴληντο J. AJ<\/i> 12.1.9.shut in<\/b> (less freq.shut out<\/b>, εἰλέσθων τοῦ ἱαροῦ let them be shut out<\/b> from the temple, IG2². 1126.48 (iv BC)); [Ὀδυσῆα] ἔλσαν ἐν μέσσοισι μετὰ σφίσι, πῆμα δὲ ἔλσαν (Zenod., v.l.<\/font> πῆμα τιθέντες) Il.<\/i> 11.413; ὅτε Κύκλωψ εἴλει ἐνὶ σπῆϊ Od.<\/i> 12.210, cf. 22.460; ἔνθα δυώδεκα μὲν μένον ἤματα δῖοι Ἀχαιοί· εἴλει γὰρ Βορέης ἄνεμος μέγας οὐδ’ ἐπὶ γαίῃ εἴα ἵστασθαι Od.<\/i> 19.200; ὅν περ ἄελλαι χειμέριαι εἰλέωσιν Il.<\/i> 2.294; εἱλεῖσθαι ἐν τῷ τόπῳ, μὴ δυνάμενον ἐκπλεῦσαι Arist. Mir.<\/i> 840a33, cf. EM<\/i> 298.29; εἰς ἄστυ ἄλεν (for ἄλησαν) Il.<\/i> 22.12; κατὰ ἄστυ ἐέλμεθα 24.662; ἐελμένοι ἔνδοθι πύργων 18.287; νηυσὶν ἔπι γλαφυρῇσιν ἐελμένοι 12.38; χειμέριον ἀλὲν ὕδωρ ponded<\/b> water, prevented<\/b> from flowing away, Il.<\/i> 23.420; ὅσοι πικροὶ… χυμοὶ κατὰ τὸ σῶμα πλανηθέντες ἔξω μὲν μὴ λάβωσιν ἀναπνοήν, ἐντὸς δὲ εἱλλόμενοι (v.l.<\/font> εἰλόμενοι) τὴν ἀφ’ αὑτῶν ἀτμίδα τῇ τῆς ψυχῆς φορᾷ συμμείξαντες ἀνακερασθῶσι, Pl. Ti.<\/i> 86e.hinder, hold in check, prevent<\/b>, ἧστο Διὸς βουλῇσιν ἐελμένος Il.<\/i> 13.524, cf. A. Fr.<\/i> 25; ἔλλοψ (as though ἴλλοψ) is derived from ἴλλεσθαι = εἴργεσθαι and ὄψ = φωνή by Ath. 7.308c.enclose, cover, protect<\/b>, ὑπ’ ἀσπίδος ἄλκιμον ἦτορ ἔλσας Callin. 1.11; τῇ ὕπο (sc. τῇ ἀσπίδι) πᾶς ἐάλη he was<\/b> entirely covered<\/b>, Il.<\/i> 13.408.press<\/b>, as olives and grapes, Paus.Gr. Fr.<\/i> 155; ἀμφὶ βίην Διομήδεος… εἰλόμενοι huddling<\/b> around him, Il.<\/i> 5.782; ἵππων φειδόμενος, μή μοι δευοίατο φορβῆς ἀνδρῶν, εἰλομένων, εἰωθότες ἔδμεναι ἄδην here where men throng<\/b>, ib.<\/i> 203; πλῆθεν… ἵππων τε καὶ ἀνδρῶν εἰλομένων· εἴλει δὲ… Ἕκτωρ 8.215, cf. 1.409, 18.447, 21.295; πόλις δ’ ἔμπλητο ἀλέντων ib.<\/i> 607; ἐς ποταμὸν εἰλεῦντο they were forced<\/b> into the river, ib.<\/i> 8; εἱλουμένης τῆς τροφῆς the nourishment being concentrated<\/b>, Thphr. CP<\/i> 6.11.8; θῆρας ὁμοῦ εἰλεῦντα Od.<\/i> 11.573; [λέων] ἰλλόμενός περ ὁμίλῳ hard-pressed<\/b>, A.R. 2.27; ἀπωθούμενον ὑπὸ τοῦ περιεστῶτος ἔξωθεν πνεύματος πάλιν ἐντὸς ὑπὸ τὸ δέρμα εἱλλόμενον κατερριζοῦτο Pl. Ti.<\/i> 76b; — Pass., of crowds, swarm, jostle one another<\/b>, ἐν ὀλίγῳ εἰλουμένους Plu. Crass.<\/i> 25; of ants, Luc. Icar.<\/i> 19. in aor. Pass.<\/i>, of a man or animal, contract<\/b> his body, draw himself together<\/b>, Αἰνείας δ’ ἐάλη καὶ ἀπὸ ἕθεν ἀσπίδ’ ἀνέσχεν Il.<\/i> 20.278; ἐνὶ δίφρῳ ἧστο ἀλείς (huddled up<\/b>), ἐκ γὰρ πλήγη φρένας 16.403; of a lion when struck, ἐάλη τε χανών 20.168; of a warrior, Ἀχιλῆα ἀλεὶς μένεν 21.571; οἴμησεν δὲ ἀλεὶς ὥς τ’ αἰετὸς ὑψιπετήεις 22.308, Od.<\/i> 24.538. without the idea of pressure, collect<\/b>, ἐν Πίσᾳ ἔλσαις στρατὸν λείαν τε πᾶσαν Pi. O.<\/i> 10 (11).43; — Pass., Ἀργείους ἐκέλευσα ἀλήμεναι ἐνθάδε πάντας to assemble<\/b>, Il.<\/i> 5.823. (found only in the forms εἰλέω (εἱλ-), ἴλλω) wind, turn round<\/b>, σκολιήν τε καὶ οὐ μίαν ἀτραπὸν ἴλλων Nic. Th.<\/i> 478; ἀπὸ δὲ τῶ[ν πετρῶν] ἴλλει ἡ στεφάνη ἐπὶ τὸν λόφον GDIiv p. 847 (iv BC); νῆα δ’ ἔπειτα πέριξ εἴλει ῥόος A.R. 2.571; roll<\/b>, γλῶσσαν dub.<\/font> in Call. Iamb.<\/i> 1.144; — Pass., revolve, move to and fro<\/b>, ἰλλομένων ἀρότρων S. Ant.<\/i> 340 (lyr.); οἱ ἀστέρες ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ εἰλέονται Luc. Astr.<\/i> 29; περὶ τὴν γῆν ἀεὶ εἱλεῖν ἰών, as etym. of ἥλιος (< ἀέλιος), Pl. Cra.<\/i> 409a; εἰλέονται ἐπὶ τὸ ὑγιὲς σκέλος they pivot<\/b> or swing round<\/b> on the sound leg, Hp. Art.<\/i> 52, cf. Mochl.<\/i> 20; of a flame, περὶ δ’ αὐτὸν εἰλεῖτο φλόξ Mosch. 4.104; κατ’ αὐτὸν (sc. τὸν κισσὸν) ἕλιξ εἰλεῖται is twined<\/b> round, Theoc. 1.31; δαίμων ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ παντὸς εἱλουμένη Herm. ap. Stob. 1.3.52; also of hair on the crown, to be whorled<\/b>, Ruf. Onom.<\/i> 13.roll up tight<\/b>, [κῶας] εἴλει ἀφασσόμενος A.R. 4.181; τὴν μηλωτὴν εἱλήσας LXX 4 Ki. 2.8; — Pass., ἰλλομένοις ἐπὶ λαίφεσι furled<\/b>, A.R. 1.329.bind fast<\/b>, δεσμοῖς ἰλλόμενος A.R. 1.129, cf. 2.1249 (Pass.), cf. S. Fr.<\/i> 158. metaph<\/i> in Pass., ἐν ποσὶ εἱλεῖσθαι to be familiar, Hdt. 2.76; οἱ περὶ τὰς δίκας εἱλούμενοι Max.Tyr. 28.3, cf. Alciphr. 3.60, 64. It seems impossible to derive all the above uses from an orig. sense squeeze<\/b>, though most of those under A and B, as well as C. II, might be so explained; but A seems to imply a root meaning bar<\/b>, cf. ἀποϜηλέω, ἐγϜηληθίωντι, Ϝήλημα (βήλημα), εἶλαρ, and C is to be compared with εἰλύω, Lat. volvo<\/b>; some passages are doubtful in meaning, μή νυν περὶ σαυτὸν εἶλλε τὴν γνώμην ἀεί do not roll<\/b> or wrap<\/b> your thought round you, or do not confine<\/b> your thought within you, Ar. Nu.<\/i> 761; γῆν… ἰλλομένην (v.l.<\/font> εἱλλ, εἰλλ-) τὴν περὶ τὸν διὰ παντὸς πόλον τεταμένον Pl. Ti.<\/i> 40b was taken to mean revolving<\/b> by Arist. Cael.<\/i> 293b31 (cf. περὶ τὸ μέσον εἱλεῖσθαι Mete.<\/i> 356a5) but expld. (omitting τήν) as packed tightly<\/b> about… by Procl. in Ti.<\/i> 3.136 D. ; ἐν δὲ τῇ ταραχῇ (in the churning) εὐρυχωρίης γινομένης, εἰλέεται (sc. τὸ ὑγρόν) ἀποκεκριμένον καὶ θερμαίνει τὸ σῶμα perh.is squeezed out<\/b>, Hp. Morb.<\/i> 4.51; πρὶν δὲ ταραχθῆναι οὐκ ἔχει ἐκχωρέειν τὸ πλεῖον τοῦ ὑγροῦ, ἀλλ’ ἄνω καὶ κάτω εἰλέεται μεμιγμένον τῷ ἄλλῳ ὑγρῷ is driven up and down<\/b>, ibid.<\/i> ; — νῆα κεραυνῷ Ζεὺς ἔλσας (ἐλάσας Zenod.) ἐκέασσε prob.striking<\/b> the ship…, Od.<\/i> 5.132, cf. 7.250 (only here in this sense)." }, { "dictionary": "Pape", "reference": "Pape, Griechisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch (3. Aufl., 1914)", "source": null, "description": "od. εἴλλω<\/b>, att. εἵλλω<\/b>, häufiger εἰλέω<\/b>, att. εἱλέω<\/b>, vgl. ἴλλω (eigtl. FΕΛ, volvo<\/i>, wie auch ἐείλεον, ἐελμένος u. ä. zeigen),1)<\/b> drängen, zusammendrängen<\/i> ; εἰλέω Il<\/i>. 8.215 ; med., sich zusammendrängen<\/i>, ἀμφὶ βίην Διομήδεος εἰλόμενοι Il<\/i>. 5.782 ; ἀνδρῶν εἰλομένων, wo Menschen sich in dichten Scharen zusammendrängen, 5.203 ; vgl. εἰλουμένους περὶ τὸν ἄρχοντα Plut. Lyc<\/i>. 25 ; μύρμηκες εἱλούμενοι Luc. Icarom<\/i>. 19 ; pass., εἰλεῦντο ἐς ποταμόν, sie wurden in den Fluß gedrängt, Il<\/i>. 21.8 ; ἐντὸς ὑπὸ τὸ δέρμα εἱλλόμενον κατερριζοῦτο Plat. Tim<\/i>. 76b ; γῆ περὶ τὸν διὰ παντὸς πόλον τεταμένον εἱλλομένη (εἱλουμένη v.l.<\/font>), die sich um die Achse andrängt, ib<\/i>. 40b ; μὴ νῦν περὶ σαυτὸν εἶλλε τὴν γνώμην ἀεί, verwickle dich nicht in die Gedanken, Ar. Nub<\/i>. 751 ; Hom. hat so auch aor.2 pass. ἐάλην, ἀλῆναι u. ἀλήμεναι, εἰς ἄστυ ἄλεν, in die Stadt gedrängt, Il<\/i>. 22.12, vgl. 18.76, 21.607 ; Ἀργείους ἐκέλευσα ἀλήμεναι ἐνθάδε πάντας, sich hier zusammenzudrängen. 5.823 ; ἀλὲν ὕδωρ, zusammengelaufenes und eingeschlossenes Wasser, 23.420. – Vor sich hindrängen, treiben<\/i>, θῆρας ὁμοῦ εἰλεῦντα Od<\/i>. 11.573.2)<\/b> einschließen, einengen<\/i> ; Ἀχαιοὺς Τρῶες ἐπὶ πρύμνῃσιν ἐείλεον Il<\/i>. 18.447 ; εἴλει ἐνὶ σπῆϊ, hielt eingesperrt, Od<\/i>. 12.210 ; so auch aor. I. ἔλσαι u. ἐέλσαι, z.B. ἔλσαν δ' ἐν μέσσοισι Il<\/i>. 11.413 ; λαὸν κατὰ τείχεα ἔλσαι, gegen die Mauer zusammendrängen, 21.295, vgl. 1.409, 18.294, 21.225 ; perf. pass., κατὰ ἄστυ ἐέλμεθα 24.662, vgl. 5.203, 18.287 ; Διὸς βουλῇσιν ἐελμένος, durch Zeus Ratschluß in die Enge getrieben, im Zaume gehalten, Il<\/i>. 13.524 ; – νῆα κεραυνῷ ἔλσας, mit dem Blitze treffend, Od<\/i>. 5.132, 7.250. – Auch Sp., wie Plut., τοὺς Ῥωμαίους εἱλουμένους ἐν ὀλίγῳ Crass<\/i>. 15.3)<\/b> zusammenziehen<\/i> ; ἐν Πίσᾳ ἔλσαις ὅλον στρατόν Pind. Ol<\/i>. 11.45 ; ἀλῆναι ὑπ' ἀσπίδι, sich unter den Schild zusammenziehen, zusammenducken, Il<\/i>. 13.408, 20.278, wie εἰληθεὶς ὑπὸ τῇ ἀσπίδι Arr. An<\/i>. 6.9.5 ; ὑπ' ἀσπίδος ἄλκιμον ἦτορ ἔλσας, bergend<\/i>, Callim. frg. 11 ; Ἀχιλῆα ἀλεὶς μένεν, sich zusammennehmend, Il<\/i>. 21.571, wie vom Löwen, der sich zusammenkauert, bevor er auf seine Beute losstürzt, 20.168 ; οἴμησεν ἀλείς, alle seine Kräfte nahm er zusammen u. stürzte darauf los, Od<\/i>. 24.538.4)<\/b> abhalten, hindern ; Il<\/i>. 2.294 ; Aesch. frg. 19. – Bei Sp. auch = umhüllen<\/i>. Aber μὴ ταχὺς Ἡρακλείτου ἐπ' ὀμφαλὸν εἴλεε βίβλον, entfalte nicht schnell, Ep.adesp<\/i>. 517 (IX.540).5) Pass<\/b>., sich herumtreiben<\/i> ; τῶν ἐν ποσὶ εἰλευμένων τοισι ἀνθρώποισι, in der Nähe der Menschen, Her. 2.76 ; περὶ τὸ στόμιον Luc.; a.Sp. Auch von den Sternen, kreisen<\/i>, οἱ ἀστέρες ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ τὴν σφετέρην εἰλέονται Luc. astrolog<\/i>. 29. – Sich herumwinden<\/i>, ἕλιξ εἱλεῖται κατ' αὐτόν, um den Becher, Theocr. 1.31 ; περὶ δ' αὐτὸν – εἱλεῖτο φλόξ Hosch. 4.104 ; a. sp.D., wie Ap.Rh. 4.1067 Opp. Cyn<\/i>. 1.510. Vgl. übrigens Buttmann<\/font> Lexik. II S. 141 ff. – Ἐόλει u. ἐόλητο s. unten bes." }, { "dictionary": "TBESG", "reference": "Translators Brief lexicon of Extended Strongs for Greek based on Abbot-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) (=AS), with corrections and adapted by Tyndale Scholars", "source": null, "description": "1. to roll up, pack <\/b> close, Lat. conglobare<\/i>, κατὰ τείχεα λαὸν ἐέλσαι to roll up <\/b> the host and force <\/b> it back to <\/b> the walls, (Iliad by Homer); Ἀχαιοὺς ἐπὶ πρύμνηισιν ἐείλεον (Iliad by Homer); εἰλεῖν ἐν μέσσοισι to coop up <\/b> or hem in <\/b> on all sides, (Iliad by Homer); θῆρας ὁμοῦ εἰλεῖν to drive <\/b> game together, (Odyssey by Homer):—;Pass. to be cooped <\/b> or huddled up <\/b>, εἰς ἄστυ ἄλεν (for ἄλησαν) (Odyssey by Homer); νηυσὶν ἐπὶ γλαφυρῆισιν ἐελμένοι (Odyssey by Homer):—;metaphorically<\/i>, Διὸς βουλῆισιν ἐελμένος straitened, held in check <\/b> by the counsels of Zeus, (Odyssey by Homer) 2. to smite <\/b>, νῆα κεραυνῶι Ζεὺς ἔλσας having smitten <\/b> the ship with lightning, (Odyssey by Homer) 3. to collect <\/b>: Pass., ἀλὲν ὕδωρ water collected, ponded <\/b>, (Iliad by Homer) 4. Pass., also, to draw oneself up, shrink up <\/b>, ἀλῆναι ὑπ᾽ ἀσπίδι (Iliad by Homer); Ἀχιλῆα ἀλεὶς μένεν collecting himself <\/b> he waited the attack of Achilles, (Iliad by Homer) 5. Pass. also, to go to and fro <\/b>, like Lat. versari<\/i>, (Herdotus Historicus) 6. to wind, turn round <\/b>:—; Pass. to turn round, revolve <\/b>, ἰλλομένων ἀρότρων moving to and fro <\/b>, (Sophocles Tragicus); ἕλιξ εἰλεῖται is twined round <\/b>, (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus) (ML)" } ] } ] }