ἐλύω
οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills | men are not right in hating death, which is the greatest succour from our many ills
English (LSJ)
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 γαστέρ' 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.
German (Pape)
[Seite 803] winden, krümmen, nur in dem aor. ἐλύσθην; ῥυμὸς ἐπ ὶ γαῖαν ἐλύσθη, fuhr gegen die Erde, wurde gegen die Erde gebeugt, Il. 23, 393; sonst nur Partic. ἐλυσθείς, gekrümmt, sich krümmend, wälzend; προπάροιθε ποδῶν Ἀχιλῆος ἐλ. 24, 510; ὑπὸ γαστέρ' ἐλ., unter den Bauch gekrümmt, geschmiegt, Od. 9, 433; sp. D.; ἔρως ὑπὸ καρδίαν ἐλ, ins Herz geschmiegt, Archil. frg. 69; ἐν ψαμάθοισι καὶ ἐν πηλοῖσιν ἐλ., darin versenkt, versteckt, Opp. C. 3, 418, vgl. Hal. 2, 89; ἐν κτερέεσσιν ἐλ., eingehüllt, Ap. Rh. 1, 254; ὁ δ' ἐν ψαμάθοισιν ἐλυσθείς, hingestreckt, 1, 1034. Vgl. εἰλύω.
