- ἐξελίσσω
- to expand
- 1. to unroll , [Refs 5th c.BC]:metaph. to unfold , Lat. explicare, [Refs 5th c.BC]
2. of any rapid motion, ἴχνος ἐξ. ποδός to evolve the mazy dance, [Refs 5th c.BC]:—;hence intr. to wheel about , [1st/2nd c.AD]
3. as military term, = ἀναπτύσσειν, Lat. explicare, to extend the front by bringing up the rear men, to deploy , [5th/4th c.BC]
4. to draw off , [1st/2nd c.AD] (ML)