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ἐκτροπ-ή

ektrope · ἡ

turning off

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ἐκτροπ-ή · ektrop-ē — LSJ

turning off, aside, diversion, being turned off

turning off or aside, ἐ. ὕδατος diversion of water from its channel, Th. 5.65; διὰ τὰς ἐ. τὰς ἐπὶ τὴν χώραν on account of [the river] being turned off over the country, Plb. 9.43.5.

II turning aside, escape, from, a digression, point from which we digressed

(from Med.) turning aside, escape, μόχθων from labours, A. Pr. 913; ἐ. (sc. λόγον) a digression, Pl. Plt. 267a, Aeschin. 3.206 (pl.), D.Chr. 7.128 (pl.); ἐπὶ τὴν ἐ. ἐπάνιμεν the point from which we digressed, Plb. 4.21.12; ἡ ἐπὶ ταύτας τὰς αἰτίας ἐ. Arist. Metaph. 1089a1.

2 fork, branch, bypath

fork, branch in a road, Ar. Ra. 113, E. Ba. 881, X. HG 7.1.29, Aen.Tact. 15.6 (pl.); bypath, σκολιαὶ ἐ. D.S. 3.15, 26, cf. Varro Sat.Men.Fr. 418B.

b branch

branch of a canal, PPetr. 2p.40 (iii B.C.).

3 a collateral from

ἐ. ὀνόματος a collateral from, Ath. 11.490e.

4 overflowings

ἐκτροπαὶ ποταμῶν overflowings, Lyd. Ost. 55.

5 change of life

metaph., change of life, Philostr. VA 6.36.

6 moment of birth

Astrol. t.t., moment of birth, Vett.Val. 51.37, al., Ptol. Tetr. 108.

b

= ὡροσκόπος, Paul.Al. R. 1.

7 eversion

Medic., eversion of the eyelid, Antyll. ap. Aët. 7.74, Id. ap. Orib. 10.23.24.

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