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ἐκστρέφω

ekstrepho

turn out of

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ἐκστρέφω · ekstrephō — LSJ

turn out of, rooted up, from

turn out of, βόθρου τʼ ἐξέστρεψε [δένδρον] rooted up a tree from the trench it stood in, Il. 17.58.

II turn inside out, change, alter entirely, turned outwards, to be distorted

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 perverse

metaph. in pf. part. Pass., γενεὰ ἐξεστραμμένη perverse generation, LXX De. 32.20.

3 transmute

transmute base metal, Zos. Alch. p.195B.

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