ἕλιξ1
ἕλιξ (A),
ῐκος,
ὁ,
ἡ, as Adj.,
A). twisted, curved: in
Hom. and
Hes., as in
S. Aj. 374 (lyr.),
Theoc. 25.127 , epith. of oxen, commonly understood of their
twisted, crumpled horns, cf.
ἑλικτός 1 ; also expld. of the movement of their bodies as they walk,
rolling: freq. coupled with
εἰλίπους, cf.
Il. 12.293 and Sch. ad loc., etc.;
ἕλιξ abs.,=
βοῦς,
E. Ba. 1170 (lyr.): later of various objects,
ποταμός Pi. ap. Sch.
Il. Oxy. 221 ix 15 ;
ἕλικα ἀνὰ χλόαν on the
tangled grass,
E. Hel. 180 (lyr., cf. sq.
111 );
δρόμος Nonn. D. 2.263 ;
σειρή Tryph. 322 .
ShortDef
twisted, curved
anything which assumes a spiral shape
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ἕλιξ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ελιξ1
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἕλιξ</span> (A), <span class="itype greek">ῐκος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, as Adj., <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">twisted, curved</span>: in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> and <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span></span>, as in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:374" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:374/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Aj.</span> 374 </a> (lyr.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:25:127" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:25.127/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 25.127 </a>, epith. of oxen, commonly understood of their <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">twisted, crumpled horns</span>, cf. <span class="quote greek">ἑλικτός</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1/canonical-url/"> 1 </a> ; also expld. of the movement of their bodies as they walk, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">rolling</span>: freq. coupled with <span class="foreign greek">εἰλίπους</span>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12:293" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:12.293/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 12.293 </a> and Sch. ad loc., etc.; <span class="foreign greek">ἕλιξ</span> abs.,= <span class="foreign greek">βοῦς</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:1170" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:1170/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ba.</span> 1170 </a> (lyr.): later of various objects, <span class="quote greek">ποταμός</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> </span> ap. Sch.<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Oxy.</span> 221 ix 15 </span>; <span class="foreign greek">ἕλικα ἀνὰ χλόαν</span> on the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tangled</span> grass, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:180" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:180/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hel.</span> 180 </a> (lyr., cf. sq. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:111" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:111/canonical-url/"> 111 </a>); <span class="quote greek">δρόμος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2045.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:263" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2045.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.263/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nonn.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">D.</span> 2.263 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">σειρή</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0647.tlg001.perseus-grc1:322" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0647.tlg001.perseus-grc1:322/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Tryph.</span> 322 </a> .</div> </div><br><br>'}