See also: έλκω

Ancient Greek edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

 

Verb edit

ἕλκω (hélkō)

  1. to drag (pull along a surface)

Conjugation edit

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

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

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

Descendants edit

  • Greek: έλκω (élko)

Further reading edit