Quick Definition
ἑλίσσω v. I roll, roll up
Strong's Definition
to coil or wrap
Derivation: a form of G1507 (εἱλίσσω);
KJV Usage: fold up
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | ἕλιγμα
1 There may very well be some significant difference of meaning in the series of terms in 79.120, but it is impossible to determine this on the basis of existing contexts.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἑλίσσω : fut. ἑλίξω [Recs ed.]; [pres. pass. ἑλίσσομαι; fr. Hom. down]; to roll up, fold together: Heb. i. 12 [where TTrmrg. ἀλλάξεις}, and Rey. vi. 14 LT Tr WH; see εἱλίσσω.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἑλίσσω helissō 2x
to roll, fold up, as garments, Heb. 1:12; Rev. 6:14*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἑλίσσω
[in LXX: Is 34:4 (גָּלַל ni.), Ps 102:26 (חָלַף hi.), etc. ;]
to roll, roll up: He 1:12 (LXX), Re 6:14.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἑλίσσω. In the directions for ἃ love-philtre, P Lond 1214 (iii/a.p.) (=I. p. 99) we have ἕλιξον k(al) β[άΪλε els θάλασσαν : cf. further the magic papyri 74. 122°? (iv/A.p.) (=I. p. 118) ἑλλίξας τὸ ὑπόλοιπον τοῦ ῥάκους περὶ τὸν τράχηλόν σου, and 24. 464° (ν[Α.1».} (=I. p. 78) αἰθέριον δρόμο(ν) εἱλίσσων. The compound συνελίσσω is found P Oxy I. 113" (ii/A.D.) συνήλλιξα ἐκείνῃ τῆι ἐπιστολῇ δεῖγμα Aevkdiva, “ΕἸ enclosed in the former packet a pattern of white-violet colour” (Edd.), P Giss I. 257 συνήλιξα οὖν τὴν ἐπιστολὴν ᾿Απολλωτᾶτος τῇ ᾿Εἱἰρμοφίλου. The subst. ἕλιγμα is read by WH in Jn 1935, following N*B.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἑλίσσω (helissō) — to roll up. ἑλίσσω or ἐλίσσω (the latter more frequently in codices of [Refs 8th c.BC+], Attic dialect ἑλίττω, Epic dialect infinitive -έμεν[Refs 8th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect εἰλίσσω or εἱλίσσω (εἱ. is found in codices of [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future ἑλίξω [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist εἴλιξα [Refs 5th c.BC+] codices, but κατ-ειλίξας [Refs]; participle ἑλίξας [Refs 8th c.BC+], Ionic dialect εἰλίξας [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future ἑλίξομαι [Refs]: aorist ἑλιξάμην [Refs]:—passive,future ἑλιγήσομαι [LXX]: aorist 1 εἱλίχθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]; participle ἑλιχθείς [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect εἵλιγμαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]: pluperfect εἵλικτο [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. plural εἱλίχατο [Refs 5th c.BC+] —The _Ionic dialect_ form is found in Trag. (see. below, codices usually εἱλ-; but τ᾽ εἰ.[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπειλίξας is falsa lectio in [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—turn round or about: active in [Refs 8th c.BC+] always of turning a chariot round the doublingpost, οἶσθα γὰρ εὖ περὶ τέρματ᾽ ἐλισσέμεν [ἵππους] [Refs 8th c.BC+]
2. generally, roll, ἑ. βίου πόρον roll life's stream along, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the chariot of Day, αἰθὴρ κοινὸν φάος εἱλίσσων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰ. κόνιν roll the eddying dust, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἑ. δίνας, of the Euripus, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἑ. κόρας, βλέφαρα, [Refs]
3. of any rapid motion, ἅλιον.. ἑ. πλάταν ply it swiflly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the dance, ἑ. πόδα move the swift foot, conjecture in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἱ. θιάσους lead the dancing bands, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, dance, [Refs 5th c.BC+] dance in honour of.., [Refs]; ἑ. βωμόν dance round it, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
4. roll or wind round, πλόκαμον περὶ ἄτρακτον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λίνον ἠλακάτᾳ δακτύλοις ἑ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χεῖρας ἀμφὶ γόνυ ἑ. clasp them round.., [Refs]
5. metaphorically, turn in one's mind, revolve, τοιαῦθ᾽ ἑ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἑ. κακοὺς λόγους speak wily words, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
6. κόλπους ἑ. form winding reaches, of rivers, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II. middle and passive, turn oneself round or about (but in [Refs 8th c.BC+] rallied his comrades), ἑλιχθέντων ὑπ᾽ Ἀχαιῶν when they turned to face the foe, [Refs]; so of a wild boar, ἑλιξάμενος having turned to bay, [Refs]; of a serpent, coil himself, ἑλισσόμενος περὶ χειῇ [Refs]; ἡ δέ τ᾽ ἐλισσομένη πέτεται (i.e. καλαῦροψ) the shepherd's staff flies spinning through the air, [Refs]; κνίση.. ἑλισσομένη περὶ καπνῷ rolling with the smoke, [Refs]; ἑλισσόμενοι περὶ δίνας whirled round in the eddies, [Refs]; of a river, δίνῃς ἀργυρέῃς εἱλιγμένος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of the waves, τὸ ἑλισσόμενον αἰεὶ κυμάτων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of ocean, ἑλίσσεσθαι περὶ πᾶσαν χθόνα [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὧραι ἑλισσόμεναι the circling hours, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2. turn hither and thither, go about, ἀν᾽ ὅμιλον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἑλίσσετο ἔνθα καὶ ἔνθα turned himself hither and thither, doubting what to do, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
II.3. metaphorically, to be constantly in or about a thing, περὶ φύσας [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἔν τινι, εἴς τι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.4. whirl in the dance, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.5. middle in active sense, ἧκε δέ μιν σφαιρηδὸν ἑλιξάμενος he threw it with a whirl like a ball, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
II.6. τὰς κεφαλὰς εἱλίχατο μίτρῃσι have their heads rolled round with turbans, [Refs 5th c.BC+]