ἑλκυσμός
From LSJ
ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)
English (LSJ)
ὁ,
A attraction; esp. of idle fancy, διάκενος ἑ. Chrysipp.Stoic.2.22, cf.Ph.1.151 (pl.). II dragging, in pl.,Anon.Fig.p.156 S.
German (Pape)
[Seite 799] ὁ, das Ziehen, = ἕλκυσις, Sp.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἑλκυσμός: ὁ, = ἑλκηθμός, Φίλων 1. 151, Πλούτ. 2. 900Ε.
French (Bailly abrégé)
οῦ (ὁ) :
action de tirer.
Étymologie: ἑλκύω.
