Εἰλυφάζω

I whirl

Translated by David Whitehead11 Aug 2005Vetting: high3 revisions

5 words

[Meaning] I twist the flame.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Εἰλυφάζω· τὴν φλόγα συστρέφω.

Betacode

*ei)lufa/zw: th\n flo/ga sustre/fw.

The headword verb, first in Homer and Hesiod, can be either transitive or intransitive: see generally LSJ s.v. The entry here seems to be generated by Homer, Iliad 20.492, where it is transitive (of what wind does to fire).