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ἀναστροφή

ἀναστροφή, a turning upside down, upsetting

ἀνα-στροφή, ἡ,
  • turning upside down, upsetting, overthrow, E. Fr. 301 (pl.); μοῖραν εἰς ἀ. δίδωσι, = ἀναστρέφει, Id. Andr. 1007; disorder, confusion, Posidipp. 26.22.
      • 2 turning back, return, S. Ant. 226; πολλὰς ἀ. ποιούμενος, of a hunter, making many casts backward, X. Cyn. 6.25; wheeling round, of a horse, Id. Eq.Mag. 3.14; of soldiers in battle, whether to flee or rally, Id. Cyr. 5.4.8; μηκέτι δοῦναι αὐτοῖς ἀ. time to rally, Id. HG 4.3.6, cf. Ages. 2.3; esp. of the reversal of a wheeling movement, Ascl. Tact. 10.6, Ael. Tact. 25.7, Arr. Tact. 21.4; of a ship, Th. 2.89; ἐξ ἀ. turning back, Plb. 4.54.4; κατʼ ἀναστροφήν conversely, S.E. M. 7.430.
      • 3 in Gramm., throwing back of the accent, as in Prepositions after their case, A.D. Synt. 308.15, etc.
      • 4 Rhet., = ἐπαναστροφή, repetition of words which close one sentence at the beginning of another, Hermog. Id. 1.12, etc.
        • b inversion of the natural order, A.D. Synt. 71.18, Phoeb. Fig. 1.4, etc.; τῆς τάξεως Theon Prog. 4.
      • 5 Math., conversion of a ratio, ἀ. λόγου Euc. 5 Def. 16; κατʼ ἀναστροφήν Papp. 1002.25.
    • II dwelling in a place, Plu. Apophth. Lac. 2.216a.
      • 2 abode, haunt, δαιμόνων ἀναστροφή A. Eu. 23.
      • 3 mode of life, behaviour, Plb. 4.82.1, D.L. 9.64; -φὴν ποιεῖσθαι IG 2.477b12, cf. SIG 491.5, LXX To. 4.14, Ep.Gal. 1.13, Ep.Eph. 4.22, al.; ἀ. πολιτική PGiss. 40ii29 (iii A.D.); ἐξημερωμένης -φῆς civilized life, Phld. Sto.Herc. 339.19.
      • 4 delay, respite, time for doing a thing, Plb. 1.66.3, al., D.S. 10.5.
      • 5 occupation, concern, περί τι τὰν ἀ. ἔχειν Archyt. 1, cf. Phld. Po. 5.1425.6.
      • 6 return, way back, Arist. HA 631a26, cf. Pr. 940b23.
      • 7 recourse, ἀ. λαμβάνειν πρός τι Plu. Cons.Apoll. 2.112c.

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