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ἀντίσπαστος

ἀντίσπαστος, drawn in the contrary direction: spasmodic, convulsive

ἀντί-σπαστος, ον,
  • drawn in the contrary direction, νεφέλαι πνεύμασιν ἀ. Orph. H. 21.5.
      • 2 spasmodic, convulsive, ὀστέων ἀδαγμὸς ἀ. S. Tr. 770.
    • II ἀντίσπαστος (sc. πούς), ὁ, in Prosody, antispast, a foot made up of an iambus and trochee, ⏑ - - ⏑, Heph. 3, Aristid.Quint. 1.22.
      • 2 = ἀντίφθογγος, ἀντίσπαστα μέλη Phryn. Trag.11; ἀντίσπαστα ἐφυμνεῖ πηκτίδος συγχορδίᾳ S. Fr. 412 (unless ‘doubly twanged’, of an instrument with two registers).
    • III ἀντίσπαστον· φιλήματος ὄνομα, Hsch.
    • IV Subst. ἀντί-σπαστος, ὁ, tackle, pulley-rope, Ath.Mech. 9.13, al.

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