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ὑποστροφή

ὑποστροφή, a turning about, wheeling round

ὑποστροφ-ή, ἡ, turning about, wheeling round, of cavalry, Hdt. 9.22: generally, return march, D.C. 71.2.
      • 2 in the phrase ἐξ ὑποστροφῆς, of the chariot, turning round the meta at the far end of the δίαυλος, i.e. turning sharply round, S. El. 725: so in military sense, wheeling right about, Plb. 2.25.3, 3.14.5, D.H. 2.41, etc.
        • b on the contrary, Epist. Philipp. ap. D. 18.166.
      • 3 return, J. AJ 2.14.3.
    • II recurrence, relapse, ὀδυνημάτων Hp. Art. 50, cf. Prog. 22, Epid. 1.3, Gal. 6.815.
      • 2 Rhet., τὸ καθʼ ὑποστροφὴν σχῆμα recurrence to a subject, after a parenthesis, Hermog. Id. 2.1, cf. Aristid. Rh. 2 p.514 S.
      • 3 Gramm., throwing back of the accent, A.D. Synt. 134.18.

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