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ἐλελίζω

ἐλελίζω, to whirl round

ἐλελίζω2, to raise the battle-cry, raise a lament, cry loudly

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ἐλελίζω (A), Ep. redupl. of ἑλίσσω (v. infr.), rare in pres., as Pi. O. 9.13; impf. ἠλέλιζον Hsch., poet. ἐλέλιζον Maiist. 42, Nonn. D. 2.525: mostly in aor. (v. infr.):—Pass., impf. h.Hom. 28.9: Ep. aor. ἐλέλικτο Il. 13.558: pf. ἐλέλιγμαι Cerc. 6.18:—
  • whirl round, περὶ σχεδίην ἐλέλιξε [τὸ κῦμα] Od. 5.314; ἡ δʼ ἐλελίχθη [ἡ νηῦς] 12.416.
      • 2 Med. and Pass., move in coils or spires, of a serpent, τὴν δʼ ἐλελιξάμενος πτέρυγος λάβεν Il. 2.316; ἐπʼ αὐτοῦ (sc. τελαμῶνος) ἐλέλικτο δράκων 11.39, cf. A.R. 4.143; σπείρας ὄφεων ἐλελιζομένη Ar. Fr. 500.
    • II in Il. of an army, cause it to turn and face the enemy, rally it, σφεας ὦκʼ ἐλέλιξεν Αἴας 17.278:—in Pass., οἱ δʼ ἐλελίχθησαν 5.497, 6.106; cf. ἑλίσσω II.1.
    • III cause to vibrate, μέγαν δʼ ἐλέλιξεν Ὄλυμπον, of Zeus, ib. 1.530, cf. 8.199; φόρμιγγα ἐ. make its strings quiver, Pi. O. 9.13; ἀστεροπὰν ἐλελίξαις Id. N. 9.19:—Med., ἵππον . . ἀγωνίῳ ἐλελιζόμενος ποδὶ μίμεο Simon. 29:—Pass., quake, tremble, quiver, ἐλελίχθη γυῖα Il. 22.448; ἐλέλικτο, of a brandished spear, 13.558; ἀμφὶ δὲ πέπλος ἐλελίζετο ποσσίν h.Cer. 183; μέγας δʼ ἐλελίζετʼ Ὄλυμπος h.Hom. l.c.; φόρμιγξ ἐλελιζομένα Pi. P. 1.4. (In Hom. ἐλελ- may have been substituted for ἐϝελ- (ϝεϝελ- in ἐλέλικτο); cf. ἑλίσσω.)
ἐλελίζω (B), aor. ἠλέλιξα X. An. 5.2.14, Ep. ἐλ- Call. Del. 137:—
  • cry ἐλελεῦ, hence, raise the battle-cry, τῷ Ἐνυαλίῳ X. An. 1.8.18: generally, raise a loud cry, E. Ph. 1514 (lyr.); of a shield, ring, Call. l.c.:—Med., of the nightingale, trill her lay of sorrow, E. Hel. 1111 (lyr.): c. acc., Ἴτυν ἐλελιζομένη trilling her lament for Itys, Ar. Av. 213 (lyr., but punctuation is dub.).

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