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ἐξελίσσω

ἐξελίσσω, to unroll

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ἐξελίττουσι present active participle masculine dative plural, present active participle neuter dative plural, present active indicative 3rd plural of ἐξελίσσω

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ἐξελίσσω, Att. ἐξελίττω,
  • unroll, unfold, περιβολὰς σφραγισμάτων E. Hipp. 864; ταρσούς Aen.Tact. 29.8; χάρτην Hero Aut. 26.8: metaph., unfold, θεσπίσματα, λόγον, E. Supp. 141, Ion 397; θεῖον νόμον Porph. Marc. 26; οὐδʼ ἄρα [τὸν αἰῶνα] ἐξελίξεις Plot. 3.7.6; προσελθοῦσα ἡ πηλικότης ἐξελίττει εἰς μέγεθος τὴν ὕλην; Id. 2.4.9:—Pass., ὁ . . κύκλος . . ἴσην ἐξελίττεται γραμμήν is unrolled so as to form a line, Arist. Mech. 855a29, cf. Pr. 914a30, Hero Aut. 25.3.
      • 2 of any rapid motion, ἴχνος ἐ. ποδός evolve the mazy dance, E. Tr. 3; χορείαν Aristid. 1.97 J.; ἐ. τινὰ κύκλῳ hunt one round and round, E. HF 977; ἐ. κύκλους περί τινα wheel in circles round him, Hld. 5.14; ἐ. τὸν αὑτῆς κύκλον [ἡ σελήνη] Plu. Isid. 2.368a; of the hare, δρόμον ἐ. double, Arr. Cyn. 17.3:— Pass., -ιχθῆναι τοὺς ἑλιγμούς ib. 21.3; wheel about, ἐπὶ δεξιά Plu. Cam. 5, cf. Tim. 27: c. acc. loci, τοὺς κόλπους ἐ. follow the windings of the bays, App. BC 5.84; ἐ. τὴν τάφρον Plu. Pyrrh. 28.
        • b intr. in Act., Arr. Cyn. 25.2; ἐξελίττει τῇ καὶ τῇ Ael. NA 13.14 (also ἐ. ἑαυτόν escape, ib. 3.16); of ships, παρὰ τὴν γῆν -ξασαι διέφυγον Plb. 1.28.12, cf. 1.51.11.
      • 3 evolve, in Pass., ζωὴ ἐξελιττομένη εἰς τέλος Plot. 1.4.1; ὅσα τὰ πολλά, τοσαῦτα τὸ ἕν, ἀφʼ οὗ ἐξελίττεται Dam. Pr. 4.
    • II as military term, = ἀναπτύσσειν, extend the front by bringing up the rear men, deploy, τὴν φάλαγγα X. Cyr. 8.5.15, HG 4.3.18; ἐξελίττεται ὁ στίχος Id. Lac. 11.8.
        • b countermarch, Ascl. Tact. 10.13, etc.
        • c generally, manoeuvre, Arr. Tact. 25.6:—Med. or Pass., ib. 16.8.
      • 2 extricate, τὴν δύναμιν τῶν στενῶν Plu. Alex. 20.

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