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ἀντιστρέφω

ἀντιστρέφω, to turn to the opposite side

ἀντιστρέφω, pf. -έστροφα,
  • turn to the opposite side:—Pass., to be turned in the opposite direction, μόχλος ἀντεστραμμένος reversed lever, Ph. Bel. 59.25; turn and look at, Aristaenet. 1.4: also c. acc., οὐδʼ ἀ. ὃ λέγουσιν cast a glance at, Phld. Rh. 1.245 S. Adv. ἀντεστραμμένως Arist. IA 712a4.
      • 2 intr., wheel about, face about, X. Ages. 1.16.
    • II retort an argument, τοὺς λόγους Arist. Top. 163a30, cf. APr. 59b1; αἰτίας Procop. Pers. 1.16.
    • III correspond, ἀλλήλοις Anon. in Tht. 19.47.
    • IV in Logic, to be convertible, Arist. Cat. 14b11, al.; τὰ γένη κατὰ τῶν εἰδῶν κατηγοπεῖται, τὰ δὲ εἴδη κατὰ τῶν γενῶν οὐκ ἀντιστπέφει are not conversely predicable of genera, ib. 2b21: impers., ἀντιστρέφει the relation is reciprocal, Id. GC 337b23, cf. de An. 423a21, Pr. 883b8; περὶ ἀντιστπεφόντων λόγων καὶ συνημμένων complementary propositions, title of work by Chrysipp.: so of metaphors, Anon. Fig. p.228 S.
      • 2 most freq. in the doctrine of syllogism, of reduction by conversion of one of the premisses, Arist. APr. 50b25; either of the terms, τὸ Β τῷ Α ἀντιστρέφει the term B is convertible with A, ib. 67b30, al.; τὸ Γ πρὸς τὸ Α ἀ. ib. 38; ἀ. τὸ καθόλου τῷ κατὰ μέρος ib. 31a27, al.; or of the propositions, ib. 25a8, al.; ἀ. καθόλου to be simply convertible, ib. 28; ἀ. ἐπὶ μέρους, ἐν μέρει, κατὰ μέρος, ib. 39a15, 25a8, 10.
      • 3 in Pass., of propositions, to be converted or changed into their opposites, Id. APr. 45b6, APo. 80b25, al.
      • 4 to be interdependent, have a reciprocal nexus, τὰ μὲν οὖν ἀ. . . καὶ ποιητικὰ ἀλλήλων καὶ παθητικὰ ὑπʼ ἀλλήλων Id. GC 328a19: hence of cyclical argument, ἐν μόνοις τοῖς ἀ. κύκλῳ καὶ διʼ ἀλλήλων (sc. αἱ ἀποδείξεις) Id. APr. 58a13, cf. APo. 95b40, GC 337b23.
      • 5 generally, to be suited conversely for one or another purpose, ὁ τόπος ἀντιστπέφει πρὸς τὸ ἀνασκευάζειν καὶ κατασκευάζειν Id. Top. 109b25; ἀ. πρὸς ἄμφω ib. 112a27, al.
    • V pf. part. Pass., conversely opposed, of concavities, facing one another, ἀντεστραμμένα πρὸς ἄλληλα Id. HA 498a8; but, back to back, Plb. 6.32.6.
      • 2 in Logic, converted, συλλογισμὸς -μμένος Arist. APr. 44a31; πρότασις ib. 58a1; ἀ. τῇ πάχνῃ ὁ εὐρώς its converse, Id. GA 784b16; ἡ ἀ. πρόσθεσις Id. Ph. 207a23.
      • 3 Adv. ἀντεστραμμένως inversely, ib. 206b5; conversely, PA 684b35, IA 712a4, al.; in Logic, opposedly, Id. Int. 22a34.
    • VI of lyrics, possess strophe and antistrophe, Aristid.Quint. 1.29, Sch. Ar. Ach. 1037, Sch. Heph. p.167 C.
    • VII of grammatical construction, to be inverted, A.D. Synt. 180.16, al.

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