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ὁλκός

ὁλκός, drawing to oneself, attractive

ὁλκός2, a machine for hauling; track, trace, furrow

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ὁλκότερον masculine accusative singular comparative, neuter accusative singular comparative, neuter nominative singular comparative, neuter vocative singular comparative of ὁλκός

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ὁλκ-ός, ή, όν,
  • drawing to oneself, attractive, θερμόν τε καὶ ὁ. Arist. Pr. 931a25; μάθημα ψυχῆς ὁλκὸν ἀπὸ τοῦ γιγνομένου ἐπὶ τὸ ὄν Pl. R. 521d; ὁλκὸν . . ψυχῆς πρὸς ἀλήθειαν ib. 527b; ὁλκοτέρας τὰς ῥίζας ποιεῖν Thphr. CP 3.17.3 (ἑλκοτέρας cod. A: ἑλκτικωτέρας Wimmer).
    • II trailing, ὁλκὰ βαίνων Hld. 10.30. Adv. Comp. -ότερον slowly, Id. 3.5.
    • III possible, ὁλκά· δυνατά, Hsch.
    • IV Pass., liable to be attracted, having a propensity, ὁ. διάνοιαι παρθένων πρὸς ἀρετήν Ph. 2.229.
ὁλκ-ός, ὁ, (ἕλκω):
    • I machine for hauling ships on land, hauling-engine, prob. a fixed capstan, windlass, Hdt. 2.154, 159, E. Rh. 146, 673; but also of movable engines of like kind, for hauling ships across the Isthmus of Corinth, Th. 3.15.
      • 2 strap, rein (cf. ῥυτήρ), τμητοῖς ὁλκοῖς S. El. 863 (lyr.).
    • II furrow, track, trace, αἵματι δʼ ὁλκοὶ . . πλήθοντο A.R. 3.1391; σμίλης ὁλκός the traces of a chisel in the wood, Ar. Th. 779 (lyr.); ὁ. τοῦ ξύλου the furrow made by the wood, X. Cyn. 9.18; path, track, or orbit of a star or meteor, A.R. 3.141, 4.296, Nonn. D. 24.90; ἁμάξης ib. 1.96; ditch or channel, A.R. 1.375; οἴδματος ὁλκοί the waves, ib. 1167; ὁλκοὶ καλλιρόων ὑδάτων Milet. 1(9).343; body-coils of a serpent, Nic. Th. 266, al., Luc. Herm. 79; but, coiling movement of a serpent, Nic. Th. 162, al.; cf. ὁ. γλώσσης Id. Al. 79, 281; of hair, coil, ὁλκὸς ἐθείρης, πλοκάμων . . ὁλκοί, Nonn. D. 3.413, 32.168: generally, of anything drawn, αἵματος ὁλκῷ ib. 4.329, al.; draught of wine, Antiph. 237.4 (pl.).
      • 2 in periphrases, δάφνης ὁλκοί drawings, i. e. laurel-boughs (or brooms made of them) drawn along, E. Ion 145 (lyr.); τερπνὸς ἀκούεται ὁ. ἁμάξης a chariot drawn, D.P. 191.
      • 3 aqueduct, Cod.Just. 1.4.26; ὁ. ὑδάτων Lyd. Mens. 3.23.
    • III a kind of spider, Dsc. 2.63.
    • IV a kind of grass, mouse-barley, Plin. HN 27.90.

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