εἴλω to roll up, pack close, Lat. conglobare, κατὰ τείχεα λαὸν ἐέλσαι to roll up the host and force it back to the walls, Il.; Ἀχαιοὺς ἐπὶ πρύμνηισιν ἐείλεον Il.; εἰλεῖν ἐν μέσσοισι to coop up or hem in on all sides, Il.; θῆρας ὁμοῦ εἰλεῖν to drive game together, Od.:—Pass. to be cooped or huddled up, εἰς ἄστυ ἄλεν (for ἄλησαν) Od.; νηυσὶν ἐπὶ γλαφυρῆισιν ἐελμένοι Od.:—metaph., Διὸς βουλῆισιν ἐελμένος straitened, held in check by the counsels of Zeus, Od. to smite, νῆα κεραυνῶι Ζεὺς ἔλσας having smitten the ship with lightning, Od. to collect: Pass., ἀλὲν ὕδωρ water collected, ponded, Il. Pass., also, to draw oneself up, shrink up, ἀλῆναι ὑπʼ ἀσπίδι Il.; Ἀχιλῆα ἀλεὶς μένεν collecting himself he waited the attack of Achilles, Il. Pass. also, to go to and fro, like Lat. versari, Hdt. to wind, turn round:— Pass. to turn round, revolve, ἰλλομένων ἀρότρων moving to and fro, Soph.; ἕλιξ εἰλεῖται is twined round, Theocr.