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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

Anything twisted, winding, or spiral.
The tendril of a vine.
The outer ear
(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

Βρόμιον ἔνθα τέκετο μά‐ τηρ Διὸσ γάμοισι, κισσὸσ ὃν περιστεφὴσ ἕλικοσ εὐθὺσ ἔτι βρέφοσ χλοηφόροισιν ἔρνεσιν κατασκίοισιν ὀλβίσασ ἐνώτισεν, Βάκχιον χόρευμα παρθένοισι Θηβαί̈αισι καὶ γυναιξὶν εὐίοισ. (Euripides, Phoenissae, choral, strophe 12)
πρῶτοσ δ’ Ἀρχιμήδησ εὑρ͂ε τὴν τῆσ ἕλικοσ κατασκευήν, ὡσ δὲ καὶ τὰ λοιπὰ μέρη τῆσ νεὼσ ἐν ἄλλοισ ἓξ μησὶ κατεσκευάσθη καὶ τοῖσ χαλκοῖσ ἥλοισ πᾶσα περιελήφθη, ὧν οἱ πολλοὶ δεκάμνοοι ἦσαν, οἱ δ’ ἄλλοι τούτων ἡμιόλιοι ‐ διὰ τρυπάνων δ’ ἦσαν οὗτοι ἡρμοσμένοι τοὺσ σταμῖνασ συνέχοντεσ· (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 5, book 5, chapter 40 4:1)
φανερὰ δὲ ἡ αὔξησισ ἐκ τῆσ ἐν τῷ ὀστράκῳ ἕλικοσ. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 3, book 3, chapter 37 1:6)
δεξάμενοσ δὲ ἐκεῖνοσ ἄλλωσ μὲν οὐδὲν ἀναλέξασθαι δύναται τῶν γραμμάτων συναφὴν οὐκ ἐχόντων, ἀλλὰ διεσπασμένων, τὴν δὲ παρ’ αὑτῷ σκυτάλην λαβὼν τὸ τμῆμα τοῦ βιβλίου περὶ αὐτὴν περιέτεινεν, ὥστε, τῆσ ἕλικοσ εἰσ τάξιν ὁμοίωσ ἀποκαθισταμένησ, ἐπιβάλλοντα τοῖσ πρώτοισ τὰ δεύτερα, κύκλῳ τὴν ὄψιν ἐπάγειν τὸ συνεχὲσ ἀνευρίσκουσαν. (Plutarch, , chapter 19 7:1)
νῦν δέ με Νικομάχῳ κεραοξόοσ ἡρ́μοσε τέκτων, ἐντανύσασ ἕλικοσ καρτερὰ νεῦρα βοόσ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, book 6, chapter 1132)

Synonyms

Anything twisted
- λυγισμός (a bending, twisting, the windings and twistings)
The tendril of a vine
- πλοχμός (the tendrils)
- ἄμπελος (vine)
- οἰνάς (the vine)
- οἴνη (the vine)
The outer ear
- ἄρτημα (earring.)
- οὖας (ear.)
- οὖς (ear)

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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ἕλιξ

Sense

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The tendril of a vine

The outer ear

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ἕλιξ

Sense

Declension

Examples

Synonyms

Anything twisted

The tendril of a vine

The outer ear

Similar forms

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