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ἀνελίσσω

ἀνελίσσω, to unroll

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ἀνελίσσετʼ imperfect active indicative 2nd plural, present active indicative 2nd plural, present active imperative 2nd plural, imperfect middle-passive indicative 3rd singular, present middle-passive indicative 3rd singular of ἀνελίσσω

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ἀνελ-ίσσω, Att. ἀνελίττω, Ep. and Ion. ἀνειλίσσω· (v. ἑλίσσω):—
  • unroll, ἀγαθίδα Pherecyd. 148 J.: but mostly, unroll a book, Arist. Pr. 914a26 (Pass.); read, interpret it, X. Mem. 1.6.14; λόγον Pl. Phlb. 15e.
      • 2 unravel, ‘explicate’, τὸ συνεσπειραμένον τῆς νοερᾶς ἐπιβολῆς Procl. in Euc. p.4 F., cf. Prisc.Lyd. 34.23; ἀνειλιγμένος ὁρισμός explicit definition, Simp. in Ph. 276.28.
      • 3 cause to move backward, πόδα E. Or. 171.
    • II roll back, i.e. counteract, ἀνελίττουσαι σφαῖραι Arist. Metaph. 1074a2, cf. Simp. in Cael. 32.17, al., Procl. Hyp. 4.98, TheoSm. p.180H.: metaph., ὅπως ἂν στρέφῃ καὶ ἀνελίττῃ τὸν βίον ὁ θεός Plu. Num. 14:—Med., reverse the direction of motion, Arist. GA 741b21:—Pass., to be counteracted, Id. Metaph. 1074a7; μίαν δʼ ἀνελίσσετʼ ἀμοιβήν Opp. H. 1.420; γλῶσσʼ ἀνελισσομένη moving glibly, Ar. Ra. 827.
    • III intr., πνεύματʼ ἀνειλίσσοντα Nic. Al. 596.

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