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μετα-κλίνω

metaklino

shift to the other side

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What it meant

μετα-κλίνω · meta-klinō — LSJ

shift to the other side, change about, vary in direction

shift to the other side, ψυχή, μετάκλινε σεαυτήν Ph. 1.268; τινὰς ἐπὶ τὴν ἀλήθειαν ib. 465:—Pass., πολέμοιο μετακλινθέντος Il. 11.509; change about, Aret. SD 2.1; vary in direction, of muscles, Gal. 2.278.

II shift, move, lean

intr., shift, move, Ph. 1.299 (s.v.l.); lean, ἐς τὰ δεξιά Philostr. Im. 1.28.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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