ἑλίσσω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἐλῐ́σσω (elĭ́ssō)
ἑλῐ́ττω (helĭ́ttō) — Attic
εἱλῐ́σσω (heilĭ́ssō), εἰλῐ́σσω (eilĭ́ssō) — Ionic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *welH- through uncertain intermediaries.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /he.lís.sɔː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)eˈlis.so/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈlis.so/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈlis.so/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈli.so/

Verb

ἑλῐ́σσω • (helĭ́ssō)

to turn round; to roll; to wind
to fold up (clothing)

Conjugation

Present: ἑλῐ́σσω, ἑλῐ́σσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἑλῐ́σσω	ἑλῐ́σσεις	ἑλῐ́σσει	ἑλῐ́σσετον	ἑλῐ́σσετον	ἑλῐ́σσομεν	ἑλῐ́σσετε	ἑλῐ́σσουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἑλῐ́σσω	ἑλῐ́σσῃς	ἑλῐ́σσῃ	ἑλῐ́σσητον	ἑλῐ́σσητον	ἑλῐ́σσωμεν	ἑλῐ́σσητε	ἑλῐ́σσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἑλῐ́σσοιμῐ	ἑλῐ́σσοις	ἑλῐ́σσοι	ἑλῐ́σσοιτον	ἑλῐσσοίτην	ἑλῐ́σσοιμεν	ἑλῐ́σσοιτε	ἑλῐ́σσοιεν
	imperative		ἕλῐσσε	ἑλῐσσέτω	ἑλῐ́σσετον	ἑλῐσσέτων		ἑλῐ́σσετε	ἑλῐσσόντων
middle/passive	indicative	ἑλῐ́σσομαι	ἑλῐ́σσῃ, ἑλῐ́σσει	ἑλῐ́σσεται	ἑλῐ́σσεσθον	ἑλῐ́σσεσθον	ἑλῐσσόμεθᾰ	ἑλῐ́σσεσθε	ἑλῐ́σσονται
	subjunctive	ἑλῐ́σσωμαι	ἑλῐ́σσῃ	ἑλῐ́σσηται	ἑλῐ́σσησθον	ἑλῐ́σσησθον	ἑλῐσσώμεθᾰ	ἑλῐ́σσησθε	ἑλῐ́σσωνται
	optative	ἑλῐσσοίμην	ἑλῐ́σσοιο	ἑλῐ́σσοιτο	ἑλῐ́σσοισθον	ἑλῐσσοίσθην	ἑλῐσσοίμεθᾰ	ἑλῐ́σσοισθε	ἑλῐ́σσοιντο
	imperative		ἑλῐ́σσου	ἑλῐσσέσθω	ἑλῐ́σσεσθον	ἑλῐσσέσθων		ἑλῐ́σσεσθε	ἑλῐσσέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἑλῐ́σσειν				ἑλῐ́σσεσθαι
participle	m	ἑλῐ́σσων				ἑλῐσσόμενος
	f	ἑλῐ́σσουσᾰ				ἑλῐσσομένη
	n	ἑλῐ́σσον				ἑλῐσσόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Present: εἱλῐ́σσω, εἱλῐ́σσομαι (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	εἱλῐ́σσω	εἱλῐ́σσεις	εἱλῐ́σσει	εἱλῐ́σσετον	εἱλῐ́σσετον	εἱλῐ́σσομεν	εἱλῐ́σσετε	εἱλῐ́σσουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	εἱλῐ́σσω, εἱλῐ́σσωμῐ	εἱλῐ́σσῃς, εἱλῐ́σσῃσθᾰ	εἱλῐ́σσῃ, εἱλῐ́σσῃσῐ(ν)	εἱλῐ́σσητον	εἱλῐ́σσητον	εἱλῐ́σσωμεν	εἱλῐ́σσητε	εἱλῐ́σσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	εἱλῐ́σσοιμῐ	εἱλῐ́σσοις, εἱλῐ́σσοισθᾰ	εἱλῐ́σσοι	εἱλῐ́σσοιτον	εἱλῐσσοίτην	εἱλῐ́σσοιμεν	εἱλῐ́σσοιτε	εἱλῐ́σσοιεν
	imperative		εἵλῐσσε	εἱλῐσσέτω	εἱλῐ́σσετον	εἱλῐσσέτων		εἱλῐ́σσετε	εἱλῐσσόντων
middle/passive	indicative	εἱλῐ́σσομαι	εἱλῐ́σσεαι, εἱλῐ́σσῃ	εἱλῐ́σσεται	εἱλῐ́σσεσθον	εἱλῐ́σσεσθον	εἱλῐσσόμε(σ)θᾰ	εἱλῐ́σσεσθε	εἱλῐ́σσονται
	subjunctive	εἱλῐ́σσωμαι	εἱλῐ́σσηαι, εἱλῐ́σσῃ	εἱλῐ́σσηται	εἱλῐ́σσησθον	εἱλῐ́σσησθον	εἱλῐσσώμε(σ)θᾰ	εἱλῐ́σσησθε	εἱλῐ́σσωνται
	optative	εἱλῐσσοίμην	εἱλῐ́σσοιο	εἱλῐ́σσοιτο	εἱλῐ́σσοισθον	εἱλῐσσοίσθην	εἱλῐσσοίμε(σ)θᾰ	εἱλῐ́σσοισθε	εἱλῐσσοίᾰτο
	imperative		εἱλῐ́σσεο, εἱλῐ́σσευ	εἱλῐσσέσθω	εἱλῐ́σσεσθον	εἱλῐσσέσθων		εἱλῐ́σσεσθε	εἱλῐσσέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		εἱλῐ́σσειν, εἱλῐσσέμεν(αι), εἱλῐ́σσμεν(αι)				εἱλῐ́σσεσθαι
participle	m	εἱλῐ́σσων				εἱλῐσσόμενος
	f	εἱλῐ́σσουσᾰ				εἱλῐσσομένη
	n	εἱλῐ́σσον				εἱλῐσσόμενον
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: εἵλῐσσον, εἱλῐσσόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	εἵλῐσσον	εἵλῐσσες	εἵλῐσσε(ν)	εἱλῐ́σσετον	εἱλῐσσέτην	εἱλῐ́σσομεν	εἱλῐ́σσετε	εἵλῐσσον
middle/passive	indicative	εἱλῐσσόμην	εἱλῐ́σσου	εἱλῐ́σσετο	εἱλῐ́σσεσθον	εἱλῐσσέσθην	εἱλῐσσόμεθᾰ	εἱλῐ́σσεσθε	εἱλῐ́σσοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Future: ἑλῐ́ξω, ἑλῐ́ξομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἑλῐ́ξω	ἑλῐ́ξεις	ἑλῐ́ξει	ἑλῐ́ξετον	ἑλῐ́ξετον	ἑλῐ́ξομεν	ἑλῐ́ξετε	ἑλῐ́ξουσῐ(ν)
active	optative	ἑλῐ́ξοιμῐ	ἑλῐ́ξοις	ἑλῐ́ξοι	ἑλῐ́ξοιτον	ἑλῐξοίτην	ἑλῐ́ξοιμεν	ἑλῐ́ξοιτε	ἑλῐ́ξοιεν
middle	indicative	ἑλῐ́ξομαι	ἑλῐ́ξῃ, ἑλῐ́ξει	ἑλῐ́ξεται	ἑλῐ́ξεσθον	ἑλῐ́ξεσθον	ἑλῐξόμεθᾰ	ἑλῐ́ξεσθε	ἑλῐ́ξονται
middle	optative	ἑλῐξοίμην	ἑλῐ́ξοιο	ἑλῐ́ξοιτο	ἑλῐ́ξοισθον	ἑλῐξοίσθην	ἑλῐξοίμεθᾰ	ἑλῐ́ξοισθε	ἑλῐ́ξοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		ἑλῐ́ξειν			ἑλῐ́ξεσθαι
participle	m	ἑλῐ́ξων			ἑλῐξόμενος
	f	ἑλῐ́ξουσᾰ			ἑλῐξομένη
	n	ἑλῐ́ξον			ἑλῐξόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Aorist: εἵλῐξᾰ, εἱλῐξᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	εἵλῐξᾰ	εἵλῐξᾰς	εἵλῐξε(ν)	εἱλῐ́ξᾰτον	εἱλῐξᾰ́την	εἱλῐ́ξᾰμεν	εἱλῐ́ξᾰτε	εἵλῐξᾰν
	subjunctive	ἑλῐ́ξω	ἑλῐ́ξῃς	ἑλῐ́ξῃ	ἑλῐ́ξητον	ἑλῐ́ξητον	ἑλῐ́ξωμεν	ἑλῐ́ξητε	ἑλῐ́ξωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἑλῐ́ξαιμῐ	ἑλῐ́ξειᾰς, ἑλῐ́ξαις	ἑλῐ́ξειε(ν), ἑλῐ́ξαι	ἑλῐ́ξαιτον	ἑλῐξαίτην	ἑλῐ́ξαιμεν	ἑλῐ́ξαιτε	ἑλῐ́ξειᾰν, ἑλῐ́ξαιεν
	imperative		ἕλῐξον	ἑλῐξᾰ́τω	ἑλῐ́ξᾰτον	ἑλῐξᾰ́των		ἑλῐ́ξᾰτε	ἑλῐξᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	εἱλῐξᾰ́μην	εἱλῐ́ξω	εἱλῐ́ξᾰτο	εἱλῐ́ξᾰσθον	εἱλῐξᾰ́σθην	εἱλῐξᾰ́μεθᾰ	εἱλῐ́ξᾰσθε	εἱλῐ́ξᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἑλῐ́ξωμαι	ἑλῐ́ξῃ	ἑλῐ́ξηται	ἑλῐ́ξησθον	ἑλῐ́ξησθον	ἑλῐξώμεθᾰ	ἑλῐ́ξησθε	ἑλῐ́ξωνται
	optative	ἑλῐξαίμην	ἑλῐ́ξαιο	ἑλῐ́ξαιτο	ἑλῐ́ξαισθον	ἑλῐξαίσθην	ἑλῐξαίμεθᾰ	ἑλῐ́ξαισθε	ἑλῐ́ξαιντο
	imperative		ἕλῐξαι	ἑλῐξᾰ́σθω	ἑλῐ́ξᾰσθον	ἑλῐξᾰ́σθων		ἑλῐ́ξᾰσθε	ἑλῐξᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		ἑλῐ́ξαι			ἑλῐ́ξᾰσθαι
participle	m	ἑλῐ́ξᾱς			ἑλῐξᾰ́μενος
	f	ἑλῐ́ξᾱσᾰ			ἑλῐξᾰμένη
	n	ἑλῐ́ξᾰν			ἑλῐξᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Quotations

50 CE – 100 CE, Epistle to the Hebrews 1:12:
καὶ ὡσεὶ περιβόλαιον ἑλίξεις αὐτούς καὶ ἀλλαγήσονται· σὺ δὲ ὁ αὐτὸς εἶ, καὶ τὰ ἔτη σου οὐκ ἐκλείψουσι.
kaì hōseì peribólaion helíxeis autoús kaì allagḗsontai; sù dè ho autòs eî, kaì tà étē sou ouk ekleípsousi.
- Translation by KJV
  And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
90 CE – 100 CE, Revelation 6:14:
καὶ ὁ οὐρανὸς ἀπεχωρίσθη ὡς βιβλίον ἑλισσόμενον, καὶ πᾶν ὄρος καὶ νῆσος ἐκ τῶν τόπων αὐτῶν ἐκινήθησαν·
kaì ho ouranòs apekhōrísthē hōs biblíon helissómenon, kaì pân óros kaì nêsos ek tôn tópōn autôn ekinḗthēsan;
- Translation by KJV
  And the heaven departed as a scrowl when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

Derived terms

ᾰ̓μφῐέλῐσσᾰ (ămphĭélĭssă)
ἕλῐγμᾰ (hélĭgmă)

Descendants

Greek: ελίσσω (elísso)