1. anything which assumes a spiral shape : 2. an armlet or ear-ring , (Iliad by Homer) 3. a twist, whirl, convolution , ἕλικες στεροπῆς flashes of forked lightning, (Aeschulus Tragicus) 4. the tendril of the vine, (Euripides): of ivy, (Euripides) 5. a curl or lock of hair , [variant datesAnthology Palantina 6. the coil or spire of a serpent, (Euripides) (ML)
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G7183 — ἕλιξ
helix · a fetter · Greek