ἐφέλκυσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(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 • (ephélkŭsĭs) f (genitive ἐφελκῠ́σεως or ἐφελκῠ́σῐος); third declension

(figurative) attraction, appeal, pull, allure, magnetism; attractive qualities; sense of feeling attracted
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 ephélkŭsĭs	τὼ ἐφελκῠ́σει tṑ ephelkŭ́sei	αἱ ἐφελκῠ́σεις hai ephelkŭ́seis
Genitive	τῆς ἐφελκῠ́σεως tês ephelkŭ́seōs	τοῖν ἐφελκῠσέοιν toîn ephelkŭséoin	τῶν ἐφελκῠ́σεων tôn ephelkŭ́seōn
Dative	τῇ ἐφελκῠ́σει tēî ephelkŭ́sei	τοῖν ἐφελκῠσέοιν toîn ephelkŭséoin	ταῖς ἐφελκῠ́σεσῐ / ἐφελκῠ́σεσῐν taîs ephelkŭ́sesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν ἐφέλκῠσῐν tḕn ephélkŭsĭn	τὼ ἐφελκῠ́σει tṑ ephelkŭ́sei	τᾱ̀ς ἐφελκῠ́σεις tā̀s ephelkŭ́seis
Vocative	ἐφέλκῠσῐ ephélkŭsĭ	ἐφελκῠ́σει ephelkŭ́sei	ἐφελκῠ́σεις ephelkŭ́seis
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 ephélkŭsĭs	τὼ ἐφελκῠ́σῐε tṑ ephelkŭ́sĭe	ταὶ / αἱ ἐφελκῠ́σῐες taì / hai ephelkŭ́sĭes
Genitive	τᾶς / τῆς ἐφελκῠ́σῐος tâs / tês ephelkŭ́sĭos	τοῖν ἐφελκῠσῐ́οιν toîn ephelkŭsĭ́oin	τᾶν / τῶν ἐφελκῠσῐ́ων tân / tôn ephelkŭsĭ́ōn
Dative	τᾷ / τῇ ἐφελκῠ́σῑ tāî / tēî ephelkŭ́sī	τοῖν ἐφελκῠσῐ́οιν toîn ephelkŭsĭ́oin	ταῖς ἐφελκῠσῐ́εσσῐ / ἐφελκῠσῐ́εσσῐν τῇσῐ / τῇσῐν ἐφελκῠ́σῐσῐ / ἐφελκῠ́σῐσῐν taîs ephelkŭsĭ́essĭ / ephelkŭsĭ́essĭn tēîsĭ / tēîsĭn ephelkŭ́sĭsĭ / ephelkŭ́sĭsĭn
Accusative	τᾱ̀ν / τὴν ἐφέλκῠσῐν tā̀n / tḕn ephélkŭsĭn	τὼ ἐφελκῠ́σῐε tṑ ephelkŭ́sĭe	τᾱ̀ς ἐφελκῠ́σῑς / ἐφελκῠ́σῐᾰς tā̀s ephelkŭ́sīs / ephelkŭ́sĭăs
Vocative	ἐφέλκῠσῐ ephélkŭsĭ	ἐφελκῠ́σῐε ephelkŭ́sĭe	ἐφελκῠ́σῐες ephelkŭ́sĭes
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 ephélkŭsĭs	ἐφελκῠ́σῐε ephelkŭ́sĭe	ἐφελκῠ́σῐες / ἐφελκῠ́σηες ephelkŭ́sĭes / ephelkŭ́sēes
Genitive	ἐφελκῠ́σῐος / ἐφελκῠ́σηος ephelkŭ́sĭos / ephelkŭ́sēos	ἐφελκῠσῐ́οιν / ἐφελκῠσῐ́οιῐν ephelkŭsĭ́oi(ĭ)n	ἐφελκῠσῐ́ων ephelkŭsĭ́ōn
Dative	ἐφελκῠ́σῐῐ / ἐφελκῠ́σῑ / ἐφελκῠ́σηῐ̈ / ἐφελκῠ́σει ephelkŭ́sĭĭ / ephelkŭ́sī / ephelkŭ́sēĭ̈ / ephelkŭ́sei	ἐφελκῠσῐ́οιν / ἐφελκῠσῐ́οιῐν ephelkŭsĭ́oi(ĭ)n	ἐφελκῠσῐ́εσσῐ / ἐφελκῠσῐ́εσσῐν / ἐφελκῠ́σεσῐ / ἐφελκῠ́σεσῐν / ἐφελκῠ́σῐσῐ / ἐφελκῠ́σῐσῐν ephelkŭsĭ́essĭ(n) / ephelkŭ́sesĭ(n) / ephelkŭ́sĭsĭ(n)
Accusative	ἐφέλκῠσῐν ephélkŭsĭn	ἐφελκῠ́σῐε ephelkŭ́sĭe	ἐφελκῠ́σῐᾰς / ἐφελκῠ́σηᾰς / ἐφελκῠ́σῑς ephelkŭ́sĭăs / ephelkŭ́sēăs / ephelkŭ́sīs
Vocative	ἐφέλκῠσῐ ephélkŭsĭ	ἐφελκῠ́σῐε ephelkŭ́sĭe	ἐφελκῠ́σῐες / ἐφελκῠ́σηες ephelkŭ́sĭes / ephelkŭ́sēes
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Related terms

ἐφελκῠστῐκός (ephelkŭstĭkós)