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ἀνθέλκω

ἀνθέλκω, to draw

ἀνθέλκω, aor. inf. -ελκύσαι Herm. in Phdr. p.170 A.:—
  • draw or pull against, Th. 4.14; ἀ. ἀλλήλαις pull against one another, Pl. Lg. 644e; ἀ. τὴν ψυχήν draw it in a contrary direction, Id. R. 439b; φιλανθρώπως τινὰς ἀ. D.S. 30.8: metaph., of resistance of facts to suggested inference, εἰς τοὐναντίον μηδενὸς -κοντος Phld. Sign. 17, cf. 18; ἀ. τινὰ πρὸς αὑτὰς ἑκάστη Luc. Demon. 63:—Pass., Pl. Ax. 372a, D.H. 3.30.

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