θέλγω
θέλγω, Ion. impf.
A). θέλγεσκεν Od. 3.264 : fut.
θέλξω 16.298 ,
A. Pr. 865 , Dor.
-ξῶ Theoc. Ep. 5.3 : aor.
ἔθελξα Il. (v. infr.):— Med.,
Alc. Supp. 11.7 :— Pass., fut.
θελχθήσομαι Luc. Salt. 85 : aor.
ἐθέλχθην Od. 10.326 , Ep. 3 pl.
-χθεν 18.212 :—poet. Verb (used by
Pl. Smp. 197e , and in late Prose, as
Phld. Mus. p.72K.,
Jul. Or. 4.150c , etc.),
enchant, be witch,[
Ἑρμῆς] ἀνδρῶν ὄμματα θέλγει Od. 5.47 , al.;
τὸν .. Ποσειδάων ἐδάμασσε θέλξας ὄσσε φαεινά Il. 13.435 ;[
Κίρκη] οὐδ’ ὣς θέλξαι σε δυνήσεται Od. 10.291 , cf.
326 ( Pass.);[
Σειρῆνες] πάντας ἀνθρώπους θέλγουσιν, ὅτις σφέας εἰσαφίκηται 12.40 ;[
θύελλα] θέλγε νόον spell-bound their senses,
Il. 12.255 .
5). produce by spells,
ἀοιδαὶ θέλξαν νιν (sc.
εὐφροσύναν)
Pi. N. 4.3 ;[
Γαλήνη] θ. ἀνηνεμίην AP 9.544 (Adaeus). (Perh. cf. Lith.
žuelgiù 'look', 'glance'.)
ShortDef
to enchant, bewitch; cheat
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Headword (normalized):
θέλγω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
θελγω
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">θέλγω</span>, Ion. impf. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">θέλγεσκεν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3:264" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:3.264/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 3.264 </a> : fut. <span class="quote greek">θέλξω</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:16:298" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:16.298/canonical-url/"> 16.298 </a> ,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:865" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:865/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 865 </a>, Dor. <span class="quote greek">-ξῶ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg002.perseus-grc1:5:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg002.perseus-grc1:5.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.</span> 5.3 </a> : aor. <span class="quote greek">ἔθελξα</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> </span> (v. infr.):— Med., <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 11.7 </span>:— Pass., fut. <span class="quote greek">θελχθήσομαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg045:85" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg045:85/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Salt.</span> 85 </a> : aor. <span class="quote greek">ἐθέλχθην</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:10:326" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:10.326/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 10.326 </a> , Ep. 3 pl. <span class="quote greek">-χθεν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:18:212" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:18.212/canonical-url/"> 18.212 </a> :—poet. Verb (used by <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg011.perseus-grc1:197e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg011.perseus-grc1:197e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Smp.</span> 197e </a>, and in late Prose, as <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phld.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mus.</span> p.72K.</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2003.tlg001:4:150c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2003.tlg001:4.150c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Jul.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 4.150c </a>, etc.), <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">enchant, be witch</span>,[ <span class="quote greek">Ἑρμῆς] ἀνδρῶν ὄμματα θέλγει</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:5:47" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:5.47/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 5.47 </a> , al.; <span class="quote greek">τὸν .. Ποσειδάων ἐδάμασσε θέλξας ὄσσε φαεινά</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13:435" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:13.435/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 13.435 </a> ;[ <span class="quote greek">Κίρκη] οὐδ’ ὣς θέλξαι σε δυνήσεται</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:10:291" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:10.291/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 10.291 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:326" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:326/canonical-url/"> 326 </a> ( Pass.);[ <span class="quote greek">Σειρῆνες] πάντας ἀνθρώπους θέλγουσιν, ὅτις σφέας εἰσαφίκηται</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:12:40" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:12.40/canonical-url/"> 12.40 </a> ;[<span class="foreign greek">θύελλα] θέλγε νόον</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">spell-bound</span> their senses, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12:255" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:12.255/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 12.255 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cheat, cozen</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:16:195" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:16.195/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 16.195 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:298" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:298/canonical-url/"> 298 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:710" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:710/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 710 </a>: c. dat. modi, <span class="quote greek">μήτε τί μοι ψεύδεσσι χαρίζεο μήτε τι θέλγε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:14:387" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:14.387/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 14.387 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">μαλακοῖσι καὶ αἱμυλίοισι λόγοισι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1:57" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:1.57/canonical-url/"> 1.57 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ψεύδεσσι, δόλῳ</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:21:276" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:21.276/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 21.276 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:604" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:604/canonical-url/"> 604 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἔπεσσιν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3:264" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:3.264/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 3.264 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">charm, beguile</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:17:521" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:17.521/canonical-url/"> 17.521 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">οἱ ἐλπὶς</span> <span class="quote greek">ἔθελγε νόον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg002.perseus-grc1:37" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg002.perseus-grc1:37/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">h.Cer.</span> 37 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1.12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">P.</span> 1.12 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0612.tlg001:45:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0612.tlg001:45.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.Chr.</span> 45.5 </a>; <span class="quote greek">καί μ’ οὔτι μελιγλώσσοις πειθοῦς ἐπαοιδαῖσιν θέλξει</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:174" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:174/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 174 </a> : <span class="quote greek">σὺ δὲ θέλγοις ἂν ἄθελκτον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1055" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1055/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 1055 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">θέλγει ἔρως</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1274" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1274/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hipp.</span> 1274 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">ᾠδῆς .. , ἣν ᾄδει θέλγων .. νόημα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg011.perseus-grc1:197e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg011.perseus-grc1:197e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Smp.</span> 197e </a> :— Pass., <span class="quote greek">μήθ’ ὕπνῳ θελχθῇς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg018.perseus-grc1:142" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg018.perseus-grc1:142/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IA</span> 142 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">τὰ δ’ οὔτι θέλγεται</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:420" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:420/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ch.</span> 420 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">ἔρῳ δ’ ἄρα θυμὸν ἔθελχθεν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:18:212" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:18.212/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 18.212 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">Μούσαισιν .. τὴν φρένα θελγομένη</span> (which may be Med.) <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 14.1960 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> c. inf., <span class="foreign greek">ἵμερος θέλξει τὸ μὴ κτεῖναι</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">will persuade</span> her not to kill, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:865" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:865/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 865 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἔρως δέ νιν .. θέλξειεν αἰχμάσαι τάδε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:355" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:355/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 355 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἕπεσθαι θ</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg001:10:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg001:10.14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ael.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">NA</span> 10.14 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>5).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">produce by spells</span>, <span class="foreign greek">ἀοιδαὶ θέλξαν νιν</span> (sc. <span class="foreign greek">εὐφροσύναν</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:4:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:4.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 4.3 </a>;[ <span class="quote greek">Γαλήνη] θ. ἀνηνεμίην</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 9.544 </span> (Adaeus). (Perh. cf. Lith. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">žuelgiù</span> \'look\', \'glance\'.)</div> </div><br><br>'}