ἐφέλκω

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Ion. ἐπ-, fut.

   A ἐφέλξω E.HF632: aor. 1 inf. -ελκύσαι Thphr.Char.30.10:—Med., fut. -ελκύσομαι A.D.Synt.50.21: aor. 1 part. -ελκυσάμενος Thphr.CP5.1.10: (Hom. only in Med. and Pass., v. infr. 11, 111):—drag or trail after one, ἐ. τὰς [οὐράς], of long-tailed sheep, Hdt.3.113; ἵππον ἐκ τοῦ βραχίονος ἐ. to lead a horse by a rein upon the arm, Id.5.12; ναῦς ὣς ἐφέλξω will take in tow, E. l.c., cf. Th.4.26; ἐ. ξύλον, of a log tied to the leg, Polyzel.3; τὰ ὀπίσθια σκέλη ἐφέλκουσιν ἐπὶ τὰ ἐμπρόσθια drag forward, in the disease of horses called εἰλεός, Arist.HA604b1; τὰς ὁπλὰς καὶ τὰ ἰσχία ἐ. draw them up, ib.18, cf. Hippiatr.121.    2 bring on, bring in its train (v. infr. 111.4), πολλὰς ἐφέλκων ξυμφοράς E.Med.552, cf. Ion1149, HF 776 (lyr.); ἄλλην αἴσθησιν μετὰ τοῦ λογις μοῦ Pl.Phd.65e:—Med., AP10.37 (Luc.).    3 draw or drink off, E.Cyc.151.    4 ἐ. πλείους ἡμέρας delay for several days, Thphr. Char. l. c.:—Pass., τὰ ἐφελκόμενα arrears of payment, PPetr.3p.151 (iii B. C.), cf. PSI4.350.4 (iii B.C.), UPZ50.33 (ii B.C.); ἐφέλκεται τῷ Φιλίππῳ he is in arrears of tax-payments to P. (the tax-collector), PPetr.2p.108 (iii B.C.).    II Pass., ἐφελκομένοισι πόδεσσιν with feet trailing after him, of one who is dragged lifeless away, Il.23.696; τὸ δ' ἐφέλκετο μείλινον ἔγχος 13.597; ὁ λίθος ὄπισθε ἐπελκόμενος dragging behind (the boat), Hdt. 2.96; of camels, Id.3.105; also οἱ ἐπελκόμενοι the stragglers of an army, Id.4.203; -ομένη προθυμία lagging, tardy, Plb.9.40.2.    2 to be attracted, ῥείθροισιν h.Hom.19.9; μηδὲ . . τούτῳ ἐφέλκεσθαι be not led away by this argument, Th.1.42.    III Med. like Act., drag after one, χωλαίνει καὶ ἐφέλκεται (sc. τὸν πόδα) Pl.Lg.795b, cf. Antip.Stoic.3.256; τἆλλα Pl.R.544e.    2 draw to oneself, attract, αὐτὸς γὰρ ἐφέλκεται ἄνδρα σίδηρος the very sight of iron (i.e. arms) draws men on, i.e. tempts them to use them, Od. 16.294, 19.13; ὕδωρ ἐπ' ἑωυτὸν ὁ ἥλιος ἐ. Hdt.4.50; ἐ. τινὰ πρός τι Plb.9.1.3; of flowers, ἠϊθέας -όμεναι χροιῇσι Nic.Fr.74.65; κάλλεϊ . . πάντας ἐ. APl.4.288 (Leont.).    3 draw or pull to, τὴν θύραν ἐφελκύσασθαι Luc. Am.16; προστίθησι τὴν θύραν καὶ τὴν κλεῖν ἐφέλκεται Lys.1.13; ἐ. ὀφρῦν to frown, AP7.440 (Leon.); ἐ. κατὰ τῆς κεφαλῆς τὸ ἱμάτιον Plu.Caes.66, cf. Pomp.79.    4 bring on consequences, πόλλ' ἐφέλκεται φυγὴ κακά E.Med.462; ὃ καὶ σίδηρον ἀγχόνας τ' ἐ. Id.Fr.362.26, cf. Hp.Decent.1; κινδύνους Isoc. Ep.4.6; τοὔμπαλιν οὗ βούλονται ἐ. X.Cyr.8.4.32.    5 claim for oneself, assume, ἀλλότριον κάλλος Pl.Grg.465b; Μοῦσαν ὀθνείην AP9.434 (Theoc., = p.xvi W.).    6 drag behind one as inferior, i.e. surpass, τινὰ κάρτεϊ A.R.1.1162.    7 Gramm., attract to the close of a word, τὸ νῦ δἰ εὐφωνίαν Demetr.Eloc.175, cf. Eust.52.19.    8 ἐ. ἄσθμα draw a deep breath, Philostr.Im.2.22.