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ἐκστρέφω

ἐκστρέφω, to turn out of, root up from

ἐκστρέφω,
  • turn out of, βόθρου τʼ ἐξέστρεψε [δένδρον] rooted up a tree from the trench it stood in, Il. 17.58.
    • II turn inside out, τὰ βλέφαρα Ar. Pl. 721: metaph., change or alter entirely, τοὺς τρόπους Id. Nu. 88; τοὺς ἡμετέρους Ἱππέας ib. 554:—Pass., ποσὶν ἐξεστραμμένοις πορευόμενοι with feet turned outwards, Arist. Phgn. 813a14; to be distorted, Gal. 7.27.
      • 2 metaph. in pf. part. Pass., γενεὰ ἐξεστραμμένη perverse generation, LXX De. 32.20.
      • 3 transmute base metal, Zos. Alch. p.195B.

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