Scaife ATLAS

Back to dictionaries

Cambridge Greek Lexicon

ἑλικός
ἑλικοστέφανος
ἑλικότροχος
ἑλικτήρ
ἑλικτός
Ἑλικών
Ἑλικώνιος
ἑλίκωψ
ἐλῑνύες
ἐλῑνύω
ἕλιξ
ἔλιπον
ἐλισάμην
ἑλίσσω
ἑλίτροχος
ἑλίχρῡσος
ἑλκαίνω
ἑλκεσίπεπλος
ἑλκεχίτων
ἑλκέω
ἑλκηδόν
View word page
ἕλιξ
ἕλιξικοςfperh.εἰλέω2 spiral object or patternspiralof smokeAR.ref. to a strip of parchment, an ornamental materialAR. Plu.ref. to the course of the sun, the planets or their orbitsPl. Arist. Plu. pl.concr.spiralsref. to jewellery, prob. braceletsIl. hHom.fig., w.gen.of lightning, ref. to sinuous flashesA. collectv.sg.coilsof a serpentE. the part of a plant that grows in spiral formtendrilusu. of ivy or vineHes. E. Ar. Theoc. fem.adj.of greenerytwiningE. masc.fem.adj.of oxenperh.with twisted hornsHom. Hes. hHom. S.unless black, as 7 masc.adj.of bullsblackTheoc.cf.ἕλικοςἑλίκωψ

ShortDef

twisted, curved
anything which assumes a spiral shape

Debugging

Headword:
ἕλιξ
Headword (normalized):
ἕλιξ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ελιξ
IDX:
12175
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-12176
Key:
ἕλιξ

Data

{'headword_display': '<b>ἕλιξ</b>', 'content': '<NE><HG><HL>ἕλιξ</HL><Infl>ικος</Infl><PS>f</PS><Ety>perh.<Ref>εἰλέω<Hm>2</Hm></Ref></Ety></HG> <nS1><Def>spiral object or pattern</Def><Tr>spiral<Expl>of smoke</Expl></Tr><Au>AR.</Au><nS2><Indic>ref. to a strip of parchment, an ornamental material</Indic><Au>AR. Plu.</Au></nS2><nS2><Indic>ref. to the course of the sun, the planets or their orbits</Indic><Au>Pl. Arist. Plu.</Au></nS2></nS1> <nS1><SGrm><GLbl>pl.</GLbl><Indic>concr.</Indic><Def>spirals<Expl>ref. to jewellery, prob. bracelets</Expl></Def><Au>Il. hHom.</Au><nS2><Indic>fig., <GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>of lightning, ref. to sinuous flashes</Indic><Au>A.</Au></nS2></SGrm></nS1> <nS1><Indic>collectv.sg.</Indic><Tr>coils<Expl>of a serpent</Expl></Tr><Au>E.</Au></nS1> <nS1><Def>the part of a plant that grows in spiral form</Def><Tr>tendril<Expl>usu. of ivy or vine</Expl></Tr><Au>Hes. E. Ar. Theoc.</Au></nS1> <nS1><SGrm><GLbl>fem.adj.</GLbl><Indic>of greenery</Indic><Def>twining</Def><Au>E.</Au></SGrm></nS1> <nS1><SGrm><GLbl>masc.fem.adj.</GLbl><Indic>of oxen</Indic><Qualif>perh.</Qualif><Def>with twisted horns</Def><Au>Hom. Hes. hHom. S.</Au><Extra>unless <ital>black</ital>, as 7</Extra></SGrm></nS1> <nS1><SGrm><GLbl>masc.adj.</GLbl><Indic>of bulls</Indic><Def>black</Def><Au>Theoc.</Au></SGrm><XR>cf.<Ref>ἕλικος</Ref><Ref>ἑλίκωψ</Ref></XR></nS1></NE>', 'key': 'ἕλιξ'}