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ἀποστροφή

ἀποστροφή, a turning back

ἀπο-στροφή, ἡ,
  • turning back, X. Eq. 9.6; ἀ. νώτων Max.Tyr. 9.8 [3.8.f]; ἀ. λαμβάνειν make a bend, of a stream, Plu. Luc. 27, cf. Luc. Hipp. 2.
      • 2 twisting, ὄρχεων ἀποστροφαί Trag.(Satyr.) Oxy. 1083.10.
    • II turning away from, escape, refuge, c. gen., τύχης, κακῶν, A. Pr. 769, E. Fr. 444; ζημίας Id. Med. 1223.
      • 2 resort, recourse, Hdt. 8.109, Th. 4.76; ἥκει βίου τελευτὴ κοὐκέτʼ ἔστʼ ἀ. S. OC 1473, cf. E. Med. 603; οὐκ ἔχων ἀ. D. 4.8, cf. Hyp. Dem. Fr. 5; in pl., Antip.Stoic. 3.255: c. gen. objecti, οὔ σφί ἐστι ὕδατος οὐδεμία ἄλλη ἀ. no other means for getting water, Hdt. 2.13; so σωτηρίας ἀ. Th. 8.75; βίου Luc. DMeretr. 6.1; ἀ. τοῦ δήμου ποιεῖσθαι secure a refuge with . ., Philostr. VS 2.1.4.
    • III Rhet., apostrophe, when one turns away from all others to one, and addresses him specially, Phld. Lib. p.11 O., Quint. Inst. 9.2.38, Longin. 16.2, Hermog. Inv. 4.4, Id. 1.10 (pl.), Phoeb. Fig. 1.1, Alex. Fig. 1.20.
    • IV aversion, Plot. 1.1.1; opp. ἐπιθυμία, Simp. in de An. 15.36; γευμάτων Aret. SD 2.6; σιτίων Gal. 11.261; ὀσμῆς Gp. 12.39.8.
    • V diversion, amusement, Plu. Sanit. 2.133b (pl.).
    • VI elision, A.D. Pron. 46.1 (ubi leg. ε̄).
    • VII = προδοσία, Hsch.

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