ἕλκω

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ἕλκω. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ἕλκω, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ἕλκω in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ἕλκω you have here. The definition of the word ἕλκω will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofἕλκω, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: έλκω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

 

Verb

ἕλκω • (hélkō)

  1. to drag (pull along a surface)

Conjugation

   Present: ἕλκω, ἕλκομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἕλκω ἕλκεις ἕλκει ἕλκετον ἕλκετον ἕλκομεν ἕλκετε ἕλκουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἕλκω ἕλκῃς ἕλκῃ ἕλκητον ἕλκητον ἕλκωμεν ἕλκητε ἕλκωσῐ(ν)
optative ἕλκοιμῐ ἕλκοις ἕλκοι ἕλκοιτον ἑλκοίτην ἕλκοιμεν ἕλκοιτε ἕλκοιεν
imperative   ἕλκε ἑλκέτω ἕλκετον ἑλκέτων   ἕλκετε ἑλκόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἕλκομαι ἕλκῃ,
ἕλκει 		ἕλκεται ἕλκεσθον ἕλκεσθον ἑλκόμεθᾰ ἕλκεσθε ἕλκονται
subjunctive ἕλκωμαι ἕλκῃ ἕλκηται ἕλκησθον ἕλκησθον ἑλκώμεθᾰ ἕλκησθε ἕλκωνται
optative ἑλκοίμην ἕλκοιο ἕλκοιτο ἕλκοισθον ἑλκοίσθην ἑλκοίμεθᾰ ἕλκοισθε ἕλκοιντο
imperative   ἕλκου ἑλκέσθω ἕλκεσθον ἑλκέσθων   ἕλκεσθε ἑλκέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ἕλκειν ἕλκεσθαι
participle m ἕλκων ἑλκόμενος
f ἕλκουσᾰ ἑλκομένη
n ἕλκον ἑλκόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Present: ἕλκω, ἕλκομαι (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἕλκω ἕλκεις ἕλκει ἕλκετον ἕλκετον ἕλκομεν ἕλκετε ἕλκουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἕλκω,
ἕλκωμῐ 		ἕλκῃς,
ἕλκῃσθᾰ 		ἕλκῃ,
ἕλκῃσῐ 		ἕλκητον ἕλκητον ἕλκωμεν ἕλκητε ἕλκωσῐ(ν)
optative ἕλκοιμῐ ἕλκοισ(θᾰ) ἕλκοι ἕλκοιτον ἑλκοίτην ἕλκοιμεν ἕλκοιτε ἕλκοιεν
imperative   ἕλκε ἑλκέτω ἕλκετον ἑλκέτων   ἕλκετε ἑλκόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἕλκομαι ἕλκεαι ἕλκεται ἕλκεσθον ἕλκεσθον ἑλκόμε(σ)θᾰ ἕλκεσθε ἕλκονται
subjunctive ἕλκωμαι ἕλκηαι ἕλκηται ἕλκησθον ἕλκησθον ἑλκώμε(σ)θᾰ ἕλκησθε ἕλκωνται
optative ἑλκοίμην ἕλκοιο ἕλκοιτο ἕλκοισθον ἑλκοίσθην ἑλκοίμε(σ)θᾰ ἕλκοισθε ἑλκοίᾰτο
imperative   ἕλκεο ἑλκέσθω ἕλκεσθον ἑλκέσθων   ἕλκεσθε ἑλκέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ἕλκειν/ἑλκέμεν(αι)/ἕλκμεν(αι) ἕλκεσθαι
participle m ἕλκων ἑλκόμενος
f ἕλκουσᾰ ἑλκομένη
n ἕλκον ἑλκόμενον
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: εἷλκον, εἱλκόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative εἷλκον εἷλκες εἷλκε(ν) εἵλκετον εἱλκέτην εἵλκομεν εἵλκετε εἷλκον
middle/
passive 		indicative εἱλκόμην εἵλκου εἵλκετο εἵλκεσθον εἱλκέσθην εἱλκόμεθᾰ εἵλκεσθε εἵλκοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἕλκον, ἑλκόμην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἕλκον ἕλκες ἕλκε(ν) ἕλκετον ἑλκέτην ἕλκομεν ἕλκετε ἕλκον
middle/
passive 		indicative ἑλκόμην ἕλκου ἕλκετο ἕλκεσθον ἑλκέσθην ἑλκόμε(σ)θᾰ ἕλκεσθε ἕλκοντο
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.
   Future: ἕλξω, ἕλξομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἕλξω ἕλξεις ἕλξει ἕλξετον ἕλξετον ἕλξομεν ἕλξετε ἕλξουσῐ(ν)
optative ἕλξοιμῐ ἕλξοις ἕλξοι ἕλξοιτον ἑλξοίτην ἕλξοιμεν ἕλξοιτε ἕλξοιεν
middle indicative ἕλξομαι ἕλξῃ,
ἕλξει 		ἕλξεται ἕλξεσθον ἕλξεσθον ἑλξόμεθᾰ ἕλξεσθε ἕλξονται
optative ἑλξοίμην ἕλξοιο ἕλξοιτο ἕλξοισθον ἑλξοίσθην ἑλξοίμεθᾰ ἕλξοισθε ἕλξοιντο
active middle
infinitive ἕλξειν ἕλξεσθαι
participle m ἕλξων ἑλξόμενος
f ἕλξουσᾰ ἑλξομένη
n ἕλξον ἑλξόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

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

Derived terms

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

Descendants

  • Greek: έλκω (élko)

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia