A.“-έμεν” Il.23.309; Ion. εἰλίσσω or εἱλίσσω (εἱ. is found in codd. of Hdt. (v. infr.), but “κατ-ελίσσειν” Hp.Acut.(Sp.)37, “κατειλίξαι” Id.Morb.2.18, al.): fut. “ἑλίξω” E.Ph.711: aor. “εἴλιξα” Pl.Ti.73a (εἵλ- codd., but “κατ-ειλίξας” IG22.204.32); part. “ἑλίξας” Il.23.466, Ion. “εἰλίξας” Hdt.4.34:—Med., Il.23.320: fut. “ἑλίξομαι” 17.728: aor. “ἑλιξάμην” 12.467,17.283:—Pass.,fut. “ἑλιγήσομαι” LXXIs.34.4: aor.1 “εἱλίχθην” E.Or.358; part. “ἑλιχθείς” Il.12.74: pf. “εἵλιγμαι” Hes.Th.791, “ἐλήλιγμαι” Paus.10.17.12: plpf. “εἵλικτο” E.HF927; Ion. 3pl. “εἱλίχατο” Hdt.7.90. —The Ion. form is found in Trag. (v. infr., codd. usu. εἱλ-; but τ᾽ εἰ.A.Pr.138 (lyr., cod. Med.), cf.Ar.Ra.1314,1348 (cod. Rav.)), in IG l.c., and codd. of Pl. (as Ti.l.c., “ἀν-ειλίττων” Phlb.15e); ἐπειλίξας is f.l. in D.23.161. (ϝελ-, ἐϝελ-, cf. εἴλω, ἐλελίζω ad fin.):—turn round or about: Act. in Hom. always of turning a chariot round the doublingpost, οἶσθα γὰρ εὖ περὶ τέρματ᾽ ἐλισσέμεν [ἵππους] Il.23.309,cf.466.
2. generally, roll, ἑ. βίου πόρον roll life's stream along, Pi.I.8(7).15; of the chariot of Day, “αἰθὴρ κοινὸν φάος εἱλίσσων” A.Pr.1092 (anap.); “ἥλιος . . εἱλίσσων φλόγα” E.Ph.3; εἰ. κόνιν roll the eddying dust, A.Pr. 1085 (anap.); ἑ. δίνας, of the Euripus, E.IT7, cf.1103 (lyr.); ἑ. κόρας, βλέφαρα, Id.HF868 (troch.), Or.1266(lyr.).
3. of any rapid motion, ἅλιον . . ἑ. πλάταν ply it swiflly, S.Aj.358 (lyr.); of the dance, ἑ. πόδα move the swift foot, cj. in E.Or.171 (lyr.), cf.IA215(lyr.); εἱ. θιάσους lead the dancing bands, Id.IT1145 (lyr.); “ἑ. χορούς” Stratt.66.5: abs., dance, E.Ph.234 (lyr.), cf. Or.1292 (whence ἑ. τινά dance in honour of . ., Id.HF690 (lyr.), IA1480 (lyr.)); ἑ. βωμόν dance round it, Call. Del.321.
4. roll or wind round, “πλόκαμον περὶ ἄτ ρακτον” Hdt.4.34, cf. 2.38; λίνον ἠλακάτᾳ δακτύλοις ἑ. E.Or.1432 (lyr.); χεῖρας ἀμφὶ γόνυ ἑ. clasp them round . ., Id.Ph.1622.
5. metaph., turn in one's mind, revolve, τοιαῦθ᾽ ἑ. S.Ant.231, cf. Pl.Epin.978d; “μῆτιν” A.R.1.463; ἑ. κακοὺς λόγους speak wily words, E.Or.892.
II. Med. and Pass., turn oneself round or about (but in Il. 12.49 εἱλίσσεθ᾽ ἑταίρους (as read by Nicanor) rallied his comrades), ἑλιχθέντων ὑπ᾽ Ἀχαιῶν when they turned to face the foe, ib.74, cf. 408; so of a wild boar, ἑλιξάμενος having turned to bay, 17.283; of a serpent, coil himself, “ἑλισσόμενος περὶ χειῇ” 22.95; ἡ δέ τ᾽ ἐλισσομένη πέτεται (sc. καλαῦροψ) the shepherd's staff flies spinning through the air, 23.846; κνίση . . ἑλισσομένη περὶ καπνῷ rolling with the smoke, 1.317; ἑλισσόμενοι περὶ δίνας whirled round in the eddies, 21.11; of a river, “δίνῃς ἀργυρέῃς εἱλιγμένος” Hes.Th.791, cf. D.S.1.32; of the waves, “τὸ ἑλισσόμενον αἰεὶ κυμάτων” Pi.N.6.55; of ocean, “ἑλίσσεσθαι περὶ πᾶσαν χθόνα” A.Pr.138; ὧραι ἑλισσόμεναι the circling hours, Pi. O.4.3.
2. turn hither and thither, go about, “ἀν᾽ ὅμιλον” Il.12.49; καθ᾽ ὅμιλον ib.467; ἑλίσσετο ἔνθα καὶ ἔνθα turned himself hither and thither, doubting what to do, Od.20.24.
3. metaph., to be constantly in or about a thing, “περὶ φύσας” Il.18.372; ἔν τινι, εἴς τι, Pl.Tht. 194b, Porph. ap. Eus.PE3.4: c. gen., μέλιτός τε καὶ ἔργων εἱλίσσονται (sc. μέλισσαι) Arat.1030.