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ἴλιγγος

ἴλιγγος, a spinning round

ἴλιγγ-ος, ὁ, (ἴλλω, εἴλω)
  • spinning round; esp. swimming in the head, Hp. Aph. 3.17 (pl.), Pl. R. 407c (pl.); σκοτοδινίαν ἴλιγγόν τε ἐμποιεῖν τινι Id. Lg. 892e; also, disturbance of the bowels, Nic. Al. 597.
      • 2 in pl., eddies or wreaths of smoke, A.R. 4.142.
      • 3 whirlpool, Procop. Goth. 4.6.
      • 4 agitation of mind, Plu. Comm.not. 2.1068c:—also written εἴλιγγος, A.R. l.c., Nic. l.c., Plu. Caes. 60, and codd. Pl.

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