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ἐλύω

I.to roll round (cf. εἰλύω):— only in aor1 pass. ἐπὶ γαῖαν ἐλύσθη rolled to the ground, Il.; προπάροιθε ποδῶν Ἀχιλῆος ἐλυσθείς rolled up, crouching before Achilles' feet, id=Il.; ὑπὸ γαστέρ᾽ ἐλυσθείς huddled under [the ram's] belly, Od.
II.= εἰλύω, to wrap up, cover, Apoll.

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