ἕλκω

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See also: έλκω

Ancient Greek[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Stems: ἑλκ- (also grade ὁλκ-), ἑλκη- and ἑλκυ-. From Proto-Indo-European *selk- (to pull, draw). Cognate with Latin sulcus (furrow, groove), Old English sulh (plow), Albanian hulli (furrow). Unrelated to ἕλκος (hélkos, wound).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Verb[edit]

ἕλκω (hélkō)

  1. to drag (pull along a surface)

Conjugation[edit]

(See ἑλκύω (helkúō) for future passive, aorist, and perfect forms.)

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Unrelated to the derived words from ἕλκος (hélkos, wound).

Descendants[edit]

  • Greek: έλκω (élko)

Further reading[edit]