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ἀναστρέφω, to turn upside down, upset

ἀναστρέφω, poet. ἀνστρέφω, pf. ἀνέστροφα v.l. in Theognet. 1.8, 3 pl. ἀνέστροφαν Cerc. Fr. 17.30:—
  • turn upside down, μήπως . . δίφρους ἀνστρέψειαν might upset them, Il. 23.436; ὁ θεὸς πάντʼ ἀ. πάλιν E. Supp. 331; ἀ. γένος Ar. Av. 1240; τὴν ζοήν Cerc. l.c.; ἀ. καρδίαν upset the stomach, i.e. cause sickness, Th. 2.49; reverse, A. Pers. 333, Ar. Pl. 779:—Pass., fut. ἀναστραφήσεσθαι τὰ τῆς Ἑλλάδος πράγματα Isoc. 5.64: pf. ἀνεστράφθαι τῆς πολιτείας Id. 6.66 codd.; ὄρος ἀνεστραμμένον ἐν τῇ ζητήσει turned up by digging, Hdt. 6.47, cf. X. Oec. 16.12.
      • 2 invert order of words or statements, Demetr. Eloc. 11, al., Hermog. Id. 1.11:—also in Pass., with ref. to ἐπαναστροφή (q. v.), ib. 12.
      • 3 = ἀρνεῖσθαι, S. Fr. 1012.
    • II turn back, Com.Adesp. 22.73D.; bring back, τινὰ ἐξ Ἅιδου S. Ph. 449, cf. E. Hipp. 1228; ἀ. δίκην τινί Id. Ba. 793; ὄμμʼ ἀ. κύκλῳ to roll it about, Id. Hel. 1557.
      • 2 intr., turn back, retire, Hdt. 1.80, etc.; esp. in part., ἀναστρέψας ἀπήλαυνεν X. An. 1.4.5, etc.; but also, rally, of troops, Th. 4.43, X. HG 6.2.21, cf. B.ΙΙΙ.1:—ἀναστρέφον, τό, v. ἀνακυκλικός.
    • III in Gramm., write with anastrophe, as πέρι for περί, Hdn.Gr. 2.52,66:—Pass., 1.481, al.
      • 2 Math., ἀναστρέψαντι convertendo, Euc. 5.19Cor.; so in Logic, οἱ ἀντιστρέφοντες οὐχ οἱ ἀναστρέφοντες ἀλλήλοις λόγοι συναληθεύονται Gal. 11.465.
  • B Pass., v. supr. A.1.
    • II dwell in a place, ἀλλά τινʼ ἄλλην γαῖαν ἀναστρέφομαι go to a place and dwell there, Od. 13.326, cf. Call. Lav.Pall. 76, Aet. 1.1.6 [Fr. 178.6 Pf.](so ἀναστρέφειν πόδα ἐν γῇ E. Hipp. 1176); ἀναστρέφεσθαι ἐν Ἀργει Id. Tr. 993; ἐν φανερῷ, ἐν μέσῳ, go about in public, X. HG 6.4.16, Pl. R. 558a; ἀ. ταύτῃ Th. 8.94; ἐν εὐφροσύναις X. Ag. 9.4; ἐν τοῖς ἤθεσι Pl. Lg. 865e; ἀ. ἐν ξυμμαχίᾳ continue in an alliance, X. HG 7.3.2; ἀ. ἐν γεωργίᾳ to be engaged in . ., Id. Oec. 5.13; ἐπὶ κυνηγεσίαις Plb. 32.15.9; ἀ. ἔν τινι dwell upon, in writing, Apollon. Cit. 2: generally, conduct oneself, behave, ὡς δεσπότης X. An. 2.5.14; οὑτωσί Arist. EN 1103b20; θρασέως, ἀχαρίστως καὶ ἀσεβῶς εἴς τινα, Plb. 1.9.7, 23.17.10; ἐν ταῖς ἀρχαῖς ὁσίως IG 12(7).233 (Amorgos); ὡς τὰ παιδία Epict. Ench. 29.3; πῶς δεῖ ἐν οἴκῳ θεοῦ ἀ. 1 Ep.Ti. 3.15.
      • 2 revolve, like the sun in the heavens, X. Mem. 4.3.8.
    • III of soldiers, face about, rally, Id. An. 1.10.12, HG 6.2.20, etc.
      • 2 to be reversed or inverted, ἐμοὶ τοῦτʼ ἀνέστραπται Id. Hier. 4.5, cf. Cyr. 8.8.13, Arist. Mech. 854a10.
      • 3 return, Pl. Plt. 271a; retreat, Arist. HA 621b34.

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