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ἕλιξ

Third declension Noun; Masc/Fem 수학 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἕλιξ ἕλικος

Structure: ἑλικ (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: e(li/ssw

Sense

  1. Anything twisted, winding, or spiral.
  2. The tendril of a vine.
  3. The outer ear
  4. (mathematics) A spiral line.

Declension

Third declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἕλιξ έ̔λικε έ̔λικες
Genitive έ̔λικος ἑλίκοιν ἑλίκων
Dative έ̔λικι ἑλίκοιν έ̔λιξιν*
Accusative έ̔λικα έ̔λικε έ̔λικας
Vocative έ̔λιξ έ̔λικε έ̔λικες

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • καὶ Φαινίασ δὲ ἐν α’ περὶ φυτῶν τὰ δὲ οὐδὲ φύει τὴν ἀνθήλην οὐδὲ τῆσ σπερματικῆσ ἴχνοσ κορυνήσεωσ οὐδὲ σπερματώσεωσ, οἱο͂ν μύκησ, ὕδνον, πτέρισ, ἕλιξ. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 2, book 2, chapter 52103)
  • ἕλιξ δ’ ἐπιδέδρομε πάσαισ κυανέη. (Apollodorus, Argonautica, book 3 3:25)
  • ἁ δὲ κατ’ αὐτὸν καρπῷ ἕλιξ εἱλεῖται ἀγαλλομένα κροκόεντι. (Theocritus, Idylls, 18)
  • πλόκαμοσ γὰρ ἕλιξ ἐπιδέδρομεν ὤμοισ ἀμφοτέροισ· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, book 2, chapter 1 56:2)
  • καὶ τριτάτην θάμβησα πάλιν χρυσῆν Ἀφροδίτην, φάρεϊ κόλπον ἔχουσαν ἐπίσκιον ἀμφὶ δὲ μαζοῖσ κεστὸσ ἕλιξ κεχάλαστο, χάρισ δ’ ἐνενήχετο κεστῷ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, book 2, chapter 1 57:3)

Synonyms

  1. Anything twisted

  2. The tendril of a vine

  3. The outer ear

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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