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ἀγχίστροφος

ἀγχίστροφος, turning closely, quick-wheeling

ἀγχί-στροφος, ον,
  • turning closely, quick-swooping, ἰκτῖνος Thgn. 1261.
      • 2 quick-changing, changeable, ἀγχίστροφα βουλεύεσθαι Hdt. 7.13; ἀ. μεταβολή sudden change, Th. 2.53; ἀστάθμητον πρᾶγμα εὐτυχία καὶ ἀ. D.H. 4.23:—Rhet., τὸ ἀ. rapidity of transition, Longin. 27.3; ἁρμονία ἀ. περὶ τὰς πτώσεις a style flexible in the use of the cases, D.H. Comp. 22. Adv. -φως Longin. 22.1.

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