ἐλύω

elyo

roll round

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Physics 2
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Book I 1
Chapter 8 191a23–191b34

191b34
Book VIII 1
Chapter 8 261b27–265a12

263a12
Nicomachean Ethics 1
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Book VII 1
Chapter 13 1153b1–1154a7

1153b5
Poetics 1
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Chapter 25 1460b6–1461b25

1461a22

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐλύω, A. roll round (cf. εἰλύω): only aor. 1 Pass., ῥυμὸς ἐπὶ γαῖαν ἐλύσθη the pole rolled to the ground, Il. 23.393; προπάροιθε ποδῶν Ἀχιλῆος ἐλυσθείς rolled up, crouching before Achilles’ feet, 24.510, cf. A.R. 3.281, 1.1034; λασίην ὑπὸ γαστέρʼ ἐλυσθείς coiled close up . . , Od. 9.433; ἔρως ὑπὸ καρδίην ἐλυσθείς Archil. 103. II. in later Ep., = εἰλύω, wrap up, cover, ἐνὶ κτερέεσσιν ἐλυσθείς shrouded in them, A.R. 1.254; ἐν πηλοῖσιν ἐλυσθείς Opp. C. 3.418, cf. H. 2.89; διὰ φλογὸς εἶθαρ ἐ. A.R. 3.1313.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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