{ELKW : impf. ei|lkon , Ep. e{lkon :— f. e{lxw :— aor. 2 ei{lkuØsa (as if from eJlkuvw ); later ei|lxa , poët. e{lxa :— pf. ei{lkuØka :— Pass. , f. eJlkusqhvsomai : aor. I eiJlkuvsqhn : pf. ei{lkusmai , Ion. e{lkusmai . To draw, drag, Lat. traho , with a notion of force, podo;" e{lke began to drag [the dead body] by the foot, Il.; to draw ships down to the sea, Od.; of mules, to draw a chariot, Ib.; to draw the plough through the field, Ib.
2.
to draw after one,
Il.;
pevda" e{lk
.
to trail
fetters
after one,
Hdt.
3.
to tear in pieces,
Id.,
Eur.
:—
Med.
,
e{lkesqai caivta"
to tear
ones hair, Il.
4.
to draw
a bow,
Hom.
,
etc.
5.
to draw
a sword,
Soph.
; and in
Med.
,
to draw ones
sword, Il.
6.
e{lk. iJstiva
to hoist
or
haul up
the sails, Od.
7.
to hold up
scales, so as to poise or balance them, Il.
II.
after
Hom.
, in many ways:
1.
to pull
an oar,
Hdt.
2.
to drag into court,
Ar
.:
to drag about,
esp.
with lewd violence,
Dem.
,
etc.
3.
to draw
or
suck up,
Hdt
.: of persons drinking,
to drink in long draughts, quaff,
Eur
.,
etc.
;
eJlk. mastovn
to suck
the breast, Id.
4.
e{lk. bivoton, zovhn
to drag out
a weary life, Id.:
to drag on, prolong tediously,
Hdt
.:
kovrdaka eJlkuvsai
to dance
in
long, measured
steps,
Ar.
5.
to draw to oneself, attract,
Hdt
.,
etc.
6.
e{lk. staqmovn
to draw down
the balance, i.e.
to weigh so much,
Id.;
absol.
,
to; dÆ a]n eJlkuvsh/
whatever it
weigh,
Id.
7.
eJlkuvsai plivnqou"
, like
Lat.
ducere
, to make
bricks, Id.
8.
Med.
to draw to oneself, amass
riches,
Theogn.
eJlkwvdh"
eJlkwvdh" , e" , ( ei\do" ) like a sore, ulcerated, Eur.
e{lkwsi"
e{lkwsi" , ew", hJ , ( eJlkovw ) ulceration, Thuc.
e[llabon
e[lla±bon , Ep. for e[labon , aor. 2 of lambavnw .
ejllampruvnomai
ejl-lampruvnomai , ( ejn, lampruvnw ) Pass. to gain distinction, Thuc.
ejllavmpw
ejl-lavmpw , f. yw , ( ejn ) to shine upon, to illuminate: — metaph. in Med. to distinguish oneself, gain glory in or with a thing, Hdt.
JEllavnio"
JEllavnio" , Dor. for \Ellhvnio" .
JEllanodivkai
JElla<Eth>no-divkai , wn, oiJ , the chief judges at the Olympic games, Pind.
II. at Sparta, a court-martial to try disputes among the allied troops, Xen.