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ἀντιστροφή

ἀντιστροφή, a turning about: the antistrophe

ἀντιστροφ-ή, ἡ,
  • a turning about:
    • I in choruses and dances, strophic correspondence, D.H. Comp. 25; in later writers, = ἀντίστροφος, ἡ (q.v.), Sch. Ar. Nu. 595, al.
    • II Rhet., repetition of closing words in successive members, Phld. Rh. 1.195 S., Hermog. Id. 1.12, cf, 2.1, Eust. 945.60; ἀ. τὸ ἐναντίον τῆς ἐπαναφορᾶς Alex. Fig. 2.4.
      • 2 inversion, of construction, e.g. ἠχῶν ἔπεσα for πεσὼν ἤχησα Phoeb. Fig. 1.5.
      • 3 Gramm., inversion of letters (e.g. ἀκήν, ἦκα), EM 424.8.
    • III inversion, κατὰ τὴν ἀ. τῆς ἀναλογίας in inverse ratio, Arist. Ph. 266b18:—in Logic, conversion of terms of a proposition, Id. APr. 25a40; ἀ. δέχεσθαι to be convertible, ib. 50b32.
        • b Math., τῶν θεωρημάτων ἡ ἀ. Procl. in Euc. p.251 F., cf. Apollon.Perg. Con. 2.49; ἀ. προηγουμένη complete conversion, Procl. in Euc. p.253 F.; ἀ. ἀξιωμάτων Stoic. 2.64; generally, κατʼ -φήν conversely, Metrod. Herc. 831.14.
      • 2 retortion of an argument, Arist. APr. 61a22.
      • 3 change of a proposition into its opposite, ib. 38a3, 39a28.

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