θέλγω , ipf. θέλγε, iter. θέλγεσκε, fut.
θέλξω, aor. ἔθελξα, pass. pres. opt. θέλγοιτο, aor. 3 pl. ἔθελχθεν: charm, enchant; Hermes with his
magic wand, ἀνδρῶν ὄμματα θέλγει,
‘charms’ their eyes,
‘entrances,’ puts them to sleep, Il. 24.343, Od.
5.47; so Poseidon casts a blindness upon Alcathous, θέλξα_ς ὄσσε φαεινά, Il. 13.435; usually in a bad sense, of
‘bewitching,’ ‘beguiling,’
νόον, θυ_μόν,
Il. 12.255, Il. 15.322; ἐπέεσσιν, ψεύδεσσι,
δόλῳ, γ 264, Il. 21.276,
604; of love, pass., Od. 18.612;
rarely in good sense, Od. 17.514,
521.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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