ἐφέλκυσις

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐφελκύω (ephelkúō, “to draw to oneself, appeal, attract”) +‎ -σῐς (-sĭs). έφελκύω is a variant of ἐφέλκω (ephélkō, “to draw in; bring on; drag, pull towards; amass, attract; trail after”), from ἐπῐ- (epĭ-, “on, upon, at, near”) +‎ ἕλκω (hélkō, “to draw, drag, pull on”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἐφέλκῠσῐς • (ephélkŭsĭs) f (genitive ἐφελκῠ́σεως or ἐφελκῠ́σῐος); third declension

  1. (figurative) attraction, appeal, pull, allure, magnetism; attractive qualities; sense of feeling attracted
  2. the action or ability to drag forward, tow, trail behind, pull in; tendency to draw towards oneself; propensity to attract, amass, assume, append; addition, annexation, affixation

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ἐφέλκῠσῐς; τῆς ἐφελκῠ́σεως (Koine, Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἐφέλκῠσῐς
hē ephélkŭsĭs 		τὼ ἐφελκῠ́σει
tṑ ephelkŭ́sei 		αἱ ἐφελκῠ́σεις
hai ephelkŭ́seis
Genitive τῆς ἐφελκῠ́σεως
tês ephelkŭ́seōs 		τοῖν ἐφελκῠσέοιν
toîn ephelkŭséoin 		τῶν ἐφελκῠ́σεων
tôn ephelkŭ́seōn
Dative τῇ ἐφελκῠ́σει
têi ephelkŭ́sei 		τοῖν ἐφελκῠσέοιν
toîn ephelkŭséoin 		ταῖς ἐφελκῠ́σεσῐ / ἐφελκῠ́σεσῐν
taîs ephelkŭ́sesĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν ἐφέλκῠσῐν
tḕn ephélkŭsĭn 		τὼ ἐφελκῠ́σει
tṑ ephelkŭ́sei 		τᾱ̀ς ἐφελκῠ́σεις
tā̀s ephelkŭ́seis
Vocative ἐφέλκῠσῐ
ephélkŭsĭ 		ἐφελκῠ́σει
ephelkŭ́sei 		ἐφελκῠ́σεις
ephelkŭ́seis
Notes:
Third declension of ᾱ̔ ἡ ἐφέλκῠσῐς; τᾶς τῆς ἐφελκῠ́σῐος (Ionic, Aeolic, Doric)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ᾱ̔ / ἡ ἐφέλκῠσῐς
hā / hē ephélkŭsĭs 		τὼ ἐφελκῠ́σῐε
tṑ ephelkŭ́sĭe 		ταὶ / αἱ ἐφελκῠ́σῐες
taì / hai ephelkŭ́sĭes
Genitive τᾶς / τῆς ἐφελκῠ́σῐος
tâs / tês ephelkŭ́sĭos 		τοῖν ἐφελκῠσῐ́οιν
toîn ephelkŭsĭ́oin 		τᾶν / τῶν ἐφελκῠσῐ́ων
tân / tôn ephelkŭsĭ́ōn
Dative τᾷ / τῇ ἐφελκῠ́σῑ
tâi / têi ephelkŭ́sī 		τοῖν ἐφελκῠσῐ́οιν
toîn ephelkŭsĭ́oin 		ταῖς ἐφελκῠσῐ́εσσῐ / ἐφελκῠσῐ́εσσῐν
τῇσῐ / τῇσῐν ἐφελκῠ́σῐσῐ / ἐφελκῠ́σῐσῐν
taîs ephelkŭsĭ́essĭ / ephelkŭsĭ́essĭn
têisĭ / têisĭn ephelkŭ́sĭsĭ / ephelkŭ́sĭsĭn
Accusative τᾱ̀ν / τὴν ἐφέλκῠσῐν
tā̀n / tḕn ephélkŭsĭn 		τὼ ἐφελκῠ́σῐε
tṑ ephelkŭ́sĭe 		τᾱ̀ς ἐφελκῠ́σῑς / ἐφελκῠ́σῐᾰς
tā̀s ephelkŭ́sīs / ephelkŭ́sĭăs
Vocative ἐφέλκῠσῐ
ephélkŭsĭ 		ἐφελκῠ́σῐε
ephelkŭ́sĭe 		ἐφελκῠ́σῐες
ephelkŭ́sĭes
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
Third declension of ἐφέλκῠσῐς; ἐφελκῠ́σῐος (Epic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἐφέλκῠσῐς
ephélkŭsĭs 		ἐφελκῠ́σῐε
ephelkŭ́sĭe 		ἐφελκῠ́σῐες / ἐφελκῠ́σηες
ephelkŭ́sĭes / ephelkŭ́sēes
Genitive ἐφελκῠ́σῐος / ἐφελκῠ́σηος
ephelkŭ́sĭos / ephelkŭ́sēos 		ἐφελκῠσῐ́οιῐν
ephelkŭsĭ́oiĭn 		ἐφελκῠσῐ́ων
ephelkŭsĭ́ōn
Dative ἐφελκῠ́σῐῐ / ἐφελκῠ́σῑ / ἐφελκῠ́σηῐ̈ / ἐφελκῠ́σει
ephelkŭ́sĭĭ / ephelkŭ́sī / ephelkŭ́sēĭ̈ / ephelkŭ́sei 		ἐφελκῠσῐ́οιῐν
ephelkŭsĭ́oiĭn 		ἐφελκῠσῐ́εσσῐ / ἐφελκῠσῐ́εσσῐν / ἐφελκῠ́σεσῐ / ἐφελκῠ́σεσῐν / ἐφελκῠ́σῐσῐ / ἐφελκῠ́σῐσῐν
ephelkŭsĭ́essĭ(n) / ephelkŭ́sesĭ(n) / ephelkŭ́sĭsĭ(n)
Accusative ἐφέλκῠσῐν
ephélkŭsĭn 		ἐφελκῠ́σῐε
ephelkŭ́sĭe 		ἐφελκῠ́σῐᾰς / ἐφελκῠ́σηᾰς / ἐφελκῠ́σῑς
ephelkŭ́sĭăs / ephelkŭ́sēăs / ephelkŭ́sīs
Vocative ἐφέλκῠσῐ
ephélkŭsĭ 		ἐφελκῠ́σῐε
ephelkŭ́sĭe 		ἐφελκῠ́σῐες / ἐφελκῠ́σηες
ephelkŭ́sĭes / ephelkŭ́sēes
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

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