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turn
v. trans.
P. and V. τρέπειν, στρέφειν, ἐπιστρέφειν.
Change:
P. and V. μετᾰφέρειν, μετᾰβάλλειν, μεταστρέφειν ; see change.
Translate:
P. μεταφέρειν.
Let us turn our steps from this path:
V. ἔξω τρίβου τοῦδʼ ἴχνος ἀλλαξώμεθα (Eur. El. 103).
Turn a corner:
Ar. and V. κάμπτειν.
Where are you turning your head?
Ar. τὴν κεφάλην ποῖ περιάγεις; (Pax 682).
Turn one’s neck:
P. περιάγειν τὸν αὐχένα (Plat. Rep. 515c).
Direct
(towards an object): P. and V. ἐπέχειν (τί τινι, or τι ἐπί τινι).
Turn on a lathe:
Ar. and P. τορνεύειν.
Met., round off (a phrase): Ar. and P. τορνεύειν, P. ἀποτορνεύειν.
Spin:
P. and V. στρέφειν ; see spin.V. intrans. P. and V. τρέπεσθαι, στρέφεσθαι, ἐπιστρέφεσθαι.
Change:
P. and V. μεταστρέφεσθαι, P. περιίστασθαι; see change.
Wend:
P. and V. τρέπεσθαι; see wend.
Spin, revolve:
P. and V. κυκλεῖσθαι, στρέφεσθαι, P. περιστρέφεσθαι; see spin.
Turn in the race-course:
V. κάμπτειν (Soph. El. 744).
Become:
P. and V. γίγνεσθαι.
Turn about:
see turn back.Turn against, estrange, v. trans.: P. ἀλλοτριοῦν, ἀπαλλοτριοῦν.
Embroil:
Ar. and P. διιστά̆ναι.
Betray:
P. and V. προδῐδόναι.
Turn aside:
P. and V. ἀ̆ποτρέπειν, ἀ̆ποστρέφειν.
Turn from its course:
P. παρατρέπειν, P. and V. ἐκτρέπειν, ὑ̆πεκτρέπειν, V. πᾰρεκτρέπειν, διαστρέφειν ; see divert.Turn aside, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἐκτρέπεσθαι, ὑ̆πεκτρέπεσθαι, ἀ̆ποτρέπεσθαι, ἀ̆ποστρέφειν (or pass.), P. παρατρέπεσθαι, ἐκκλίνειν.
Turn away:
see turn aside.Turn back, v. trans.: P. and V. ἀ̆ποτρέπειν.
Send back:
Ar. and P. ἀ̆ποπέμπειν.
Deter:
P. and V. ἀ̆ποστρέφειν, Ar. and P. ἀ̆ποτρέπειν, V. πᾰρασπᾶν.
Turn back,
v. intrans.: P. and V. ἀ̆ποστρέφειν (or pass.), ὑ̆ποστρέφειν (or pass.), ἀ̆ναστρέφειν, Ar. and P. ἐπᾰναστρέφειν.
Turn from,
v. trans., deter: Ar. and P. ἀ̆ποτρέπειν ; see deter; v. intrans., V. ἀ̆ποτρέπεσθαι (acc.), Ar. and V. ἀ̆ποστρέφεσθαι (acc.) (also Xen.), P. ἀποτρέπεσθαι ἐκ (gen.).
Desist from:
P. and V. ἀ̆φίστασθαι (gen.), ἐξίστασθαι (gen.), V. μεθίστασθαι (gen.).
Turn into, change into,
v. trans.: P. μεταλλάσσειν (εἰς. acc.).
Become,
v. intrans.: P. and V. γίγνεσθαι.
Turn into a beast:
V. ἐκθηριοῦσθαι.
Change into:
P. μεταβαίνειν εἰς (acc.), μεταβάλλειν εἰς (acc.) or ἐπί (acc.).
Turn out, manufacture,
v. trans.: see manufacture.
Turn out of doors:
P. and V. ἐκβάλλειν, ἀ̆νιστά̆ναι, ἐξᾰνιστά̆ναι.
Be turned out of doors:
P. and V. ἐκπίπτειν.
Drive out:
P. and V. ἐλαύνειν, ἐξελαύνειν, ἐκβάλλειν ; see banish.
Depose:
P. and V. ἐκβάλλειν, P. παραλύειν ; see depose.Turn out, result, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἐκβαίνειν, τελευτᾶν, ἐξέρχεσθαι, P. ἀποβαίνειν, V. τελεῖν, ἐξήκειν, ἐκτελευτᾶν, Ar. and P. συμφέρεσθαι.
Turn over, hand over,
v. trans.: P. and V. πᾰρᾰδῐδόναι, Ar. and P. ἐπιτρέπειν.
Upset:
P. and V. ἀ̆νατρέπειν, ἀ̆ναστρέφειν ; see upset.
Turn over in one’s mind:
see ponder.
Turn over a new leaf:
V. μεθαρμόζεσθαι βελτίω βίον (Eur. Alc. 1157).
Turn round,
v. trans.: P. and V. ἀ̆νᾰκυκλεῖν (pass. in Plat.), ἐπιστρέφειν, περιά̆γειν (Eur. Cycl. 686).
Turn round,
v. intrans.: P. and V. ἐπιστρέφειν (or ὑ̆ποστρέφειν, μεταστρέφεσθαι.
Change:
P. περιίστασθαι.
Not turning round,
adj.: V. ἄστροφος (Soph. O. C. 490).
Turn tail:
P. and V. ὑ̆ποστρέφειν, V. νωτίζειν ; fly.
Turn to, have recourse to:
P. and V. τρέπεσθαι πρός (acc.), P. καταφεύγειν εἰς, or πρός (acc.), V. φεύγειν εἰς (acc.).
Turn to account:
P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).
Turn upside down,
v. trans.: P. and V. ἄ̆νω κά̆τω στρέφειν ; see under upside.
Upset:
P. and V. ἀ̆ναστρέφειν, ἀ̆νατρέπειν.
Turn upside down, be upset,
v. intrans.: P. and V. ἀ̆ναστρέφεσθαι, ἀ̆νατρέπεσθαι.
Capsize:
V. ὑπτιοῦσθαι.
turn
subs.
Change:
P. and V. μετᾰβολή, ἡ, μετάστᾰσις, ἡ ; see change.
Opportunity:
P. and V. ὥρα, ἡ, καιρός, ὁ.
Turn of the scale,
met.: P. and V. ῥοπή, ἡ.
Twist, trick:
P. and V. στροφή, ἡ.
He will wait the turn of events:
P. προσεδρεύσει τοῖς πράγμασι (Dem. 14).
Good turn, service:
P. and V. χά̆ρῐς, ἡ, P. εὐεργεσία, ἡ, V. ὑ̆πουργία, ἡ ; see service.
Do
(one) a good turn: P. and V. εὖ ποιεῖν (acc.). εὖ δρᾶν (acc.).
Bad turn, injury:
P. and V. κᾰκόν, τό ; see injury.
Do
(one) a bad turn: P. and V. κᾰκῶς ποιεῖν (acc.), κᾰκῶς δρᾶν (acc.).
The pair had hardly taken two
or three turns (in walking) when Clinias enters: P. οὔπω τούτω δύʼ ἢ τρεῖς δρόμους περιεληλυθότε ἤτην καὶ εἰσέρχεται Κλεινίας (Plat. Euthyd. 273a).
Duty coming round by rotation:
P. and V. μέρος, τό.
By turns:
P. and V. ἐν μέρει, ἐν τῷ μέρει, P. κατὰ μέρος, V. ἀ̆νὰ̆ μέρος.
In order:
P. and V. ἐφεξῆς, ἑξῆς.
By relays:
P. κατʼ ἀναπαύλας.
Alternately:
P. and V. πᾰραλλάξ.
In turn:
P. and V. ἐν μέρει, ἐν τῷ μέρει.
I will speak in your turn:
P. ἐγὼ ἐρῶ ἐν τῷ σῷ μέρει (Plat. Symp. 185d).
In return:
P. and V. αὖ, αὖθις.
In compounds: use ἀντι, e. g.
hear in turn:
P. and V. ἀντᾰκούειν (Xen.).
Be captured in turn:
V. αὖθις ἀνθᾰλίσκεσθαι.
Out of turn:
P. παρὰ τὸ μέρος (Xen.).
They took it in turns to sleep and do the rowing:
P. οἱ μὲν ὕπνος, ἡροῦντο κατὰ μέρος, οἱ δὲ ἤλαυνον (Thuc. 3.49).
Taking one’s turn:
use adj., P. and V. διά̆δοχος.

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