previous next
κέλλω , poet. (exc. D.H.14.1 as etym. of Κελτική), = Prose ὀκέλλω: fut.
A.“κέλσω” A.Supp.331, E.Hec.1057 (lyr.), “κελῶ” Hsch.: aor. ἔκελσα (v. infr.):—drive on, Hom. only in Od., always in phrase νῆα κέλσαι run a ship to land, put her to shore, “νῆα μὲν αὐτοῦ κέλσαι” Od.10.511; “νῆα . . ἐκέλσαμεν ἐν ψαμάθοισιν” 9.546; cause to land, “ἀνδρῶν ἡρώων στόλον” A.R.2.1090: metaph., “Ἄργει κ. πόδα” E.El.139 (lyr.).
II. intr., of ships or seamen, put to shore or into harbour, “κελσάσῃσι δὲ νηυσὶ καθείλομεν ἱστία” Od.9.149; “κέλσαντες Σιμόεντος ἐπ᾽ ἀκτάς” A. Ag.696 (lyr.), cf. Eu.10; “ἐς Ἄργος” Id.Supp.331; “πρὸς γῆν” S.Tr.804: c.acc. loci, “κέλσαι . . Ἄργους γαῖαν” A.Supp.15 (anap.); “Τροίας ἄστυ” E. Rh.934: metaph., A.Pr.186 (lyr.); “κ. ποτὶ τέρμα” E.Hipp.140 (lyr.); πᾷ κέλσω; where shall I find a haven? Id.Hec.1057 (lyr.). (Cf.κέλομαι.)
Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. A Greek-English Lexicon. revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones. with the assistance of. Roderick McKenzie. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1940.

The National Endowment for the Humanities provided support for entering this text.

hide Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
Search for in
How to enter text in Greek:
hide References (15 total)
  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (15):
    • Aeschylus, Agamemnon, 696
    • Aeschylus, Eumenides, 10
    • Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound, 186
    • Aeschylus, Suppliant Maidens, 15
    • Aeschylus, Suppliant Maidens, 331
    • Euripides, Electra, 139
    • Euripides, Hecuba, 1057
    • Euripides, Hippolytus, 140
    • Euripides, Rhesus, 934
    • Homer, Odyssey, 10.511
    • Homer, Odyssey, 9.546
    • Homer, Odyssey, 9.149
    • Sophocles, Trachiniae, 804
    • Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 2.1090
    • Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquitates Romanae, 14.1
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: