ἐφέλκυσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pʰél.ky.sis/ → /eˈɸel.cy.sis/ → /eˈfel.ci.sis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pʰél.ky.sis/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈpʰel.ky.sis/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈɸel.cy.sis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈfel.cy.sis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈfel.ci.sis/

Noun

ἐφέλκῠσῐς • (ephélkusis) 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 ephélkusis	τὼ ἐφελκῠ́σει tṑ ephelkúsei	αἱ ἐφελκῠ́σεις hai ephelkúseis
Genitive	τῆς ἐφελκῠ́σεως tês ephelkúseōs	τοῖν ἐφελκῠσέοιν toîn ephelkuséoin	τῶν ἐφελκῠ́σεων tôn ephelkúseōn
Dative	τῇ ἐφελκῠ́σει têi ephelkúsei	τοῖν ἐφελκῠσέοιν toîn ephelkuséoin	ταῖς ἐφελκῠ́σεσῐ / ἐφελκῠ́σεσῐν taîs ephelkúsesi(n)
Accusative	τὴν ἐφέλκῠσῐν tḕn ephélkusin	τὼ ἐφελκῠ́σει tṑ ephelkúsei	τᾱ̀ς ἐφελκῠ́σεις tā̀s ephelkúseis
Vocative	ἐφέλκῠσῐ ephélkusi	ἐφελκῠ́σει ephelkúsei	ἐφελκῠ́σεις ephelkúseis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ᾱ̔ ἡ ἐφέλκῠσῐς; τᾶς τῆς ἐφελκῠ́σῐος (Ionic, Aeolic, Doric)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ᾱ̔ / ἡ ἐφέλκῠσῐς hā / hē ephélkusis	τὼ ἐφελκῠ́σῐε tṑ ephelkúsie	ταὶ / αἱ ἐφελκῠ́σῐες taì / hai ephelkúsies
Genitive	τᾶς / τῆς ἐφελκῠ́σῐος tâs / tês ephelkúsios	τοῖν ἐφελκῠσῐ́οιν toîn ephelkusíoin	τᾶν / τῶν ἐφελκῠσῐ́ων tân / tôn ephelkusíōn
Dative	τᾷ / τῇ ἐφελκῠ́σῑ tâi / têi ephelkúsī	τοῖν ἐφελκῠσῐ́οιν toîn ephelkusíoin	ταῖς ἐφελκῠσῐ́εσσῐ / ἐφελκῠσῐ́εσσῐν τῇσῐ / τῇσῐν ἐφελκῠ́σῐσῐ / ἐφελκῠ́σῐσῐν taîs ephelkusíessi / ephelkusíessin têisi / têisin ephelkúsisi / ephelkúsisin
Accusative	τᾱ̀ν / τὴν ἐφέλκῠσῐν tā̀n / tḕn ephélkusin	τὼ ἐφελκῠ́σῐε tṑ ephelkúsie	τᾱ̀ς ἐφελκῠ́σῑς / ἐφελκῠ́σῐᾰς tā̀s ephelkúsīs / ephelkúsias
Vocative	ἐφέλκῠσῐ ephélkusi	ἐφελκῠ́σῐε ephelkúsie	ἐφελκῠ́σῐες ephelkúsies
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 ephélkusis	ἐφελκῠ́σῐε ephelkúsie	ἐφελκῠ́σῐες / ἐφελκῠ́σηες ephelkúsies / ephelkúsēes
Genitive	ἐφελκῠ́σῐος / ἐφελκῠ́σηος ephelkúsios / ephelkúsēos	ἐφελκῠσῐ́οιῐν ephelkusíoiin	ἐφελκῠσῐ́ων ephelkusíōn
Dative	ἐφελκῠ́σῐῐ / ἐφελκῠ́σῑ / ἐφελκῠ́σηῐ̈ / ἐφελκῠ́σει ephelkúsii / ephelkúsī / ephelkúsēï / ephelkúsei	ἐφελκῠσῐ́οιῐν ephelkusíoiin	ἐφελκῠσῐ́εσσῐ / ἐφελκῠσῐ́εσσῐν / ἐφελκῠ́σεσῐ / ἐφελκῠ́σεσῐν / ἐφελκῠ́σῐσῐ / ἐφελκῠ́σῐσῐν ephelkusíessi(n) / ephelkúsesi(n) / ephelkúsisi(n)
Accusative	ἐφέλκῠσῐν ephélkusin	ἐφελκῠ́σῐε ephelkúsie	ἐφελκῠ́σῐᾰς / ἐφελκῠ́σηᾰς / ἐφελκῠ́σῑς ephelkúsias / ephelkúsēas / ephelkúsīs
Vocative	ἐφέλκῠσῐ ephélkusi	ἐφελκῠ́σῐε ephelkúsie	ἐφελκῠ́σῐες / ἐφελκῠ́σηες ephelkúsies / ephelkúsēes
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Related terms

• ἐφελκῠστῐκός (ephelkustikós)

Further reading

• “ἐφέλκυσις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἐφέλκυσις in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette