ἑλκέω

ἑλκ-έω, = ἕλκω,

• drag about, tear asunder, in impf. νέκυν . . εἵλκεον ἀμφότεροι Il. 17.395: also in fut. and aor. κύνες ἑλκήσουσιν ib. 558; σὲ μὲν κύνες ἠδʼ οἰωνοὶ ἑλκήσουσʼ 22.336; Λητὼ γὰρ ἥλκησε he did violence to Leto, Od. 11.580; ἑ. τινὰ πέπλοιο Arat. 638:—Pass., ἑλκηθείσας τε θύγατρας Il. 22.62.

ἑλκέω, verstärktes ἕλκω, zerren, schleppen ; νέκυν ἕλκεον ἀμφότεροι Il. 17.395 ; τινὰ πέπλοιο, am Gewande, Arat. 637 ; ἑλκηθεῖσαι θύγατρες, als Gefangene fortgeschleppt, Il. 22.62. In σὲ μὲν κύνες ἠδʼ οἰωνοὶ ἑλκήσουσʼ ἀϊκῶς, Il. 22.336, vgl. 17.558, ist es zerreißen, zerzausen ; – übh. mißhandeln, entehren ; ἥλκησε Od. 11.580.

ἑλκέω

[=ἕλκω]

• • 1

    To drag away by force, carry off: ἑλκηθείσας θύγατρας Il. 22.62 (with at least a suggestion of ravishment).

  • 2

    To pull at: νέκυν εἵλκεον Il. 17.395.

    To pull about, tear (a corpse) Il. 17.558, Il. 22.336.

  • 3

    To lay violent hands upon: λητὼ ἕλκησε Od. 11.580 (cf. (1)).

ἑλκέω (ἕλκω), ipf. ἕλκεον, fut. ἑλκήσουσι, aor. ἥλκησε, aor. pass. part. ἑλκηθείσᾱς: drag, drag away (as captive), Il. 22.62; of dogs pulling and tearing, Il. 17.558, Il. 22.336; of maltreating or outraging. Od. 11.580.

ἑλκέω, fut. -ήσω strengthd. for ἕλκω,

• to drag about, tear asunder, Il.: to attempt violence to one, Od.