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μετα-ρρέω

metarreo

flow differently: change to and fro, ebb and flow

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Where it lives

Theaetetus 1 · 0.44/10k
Nicomachean Ethics 1 · 0.18/10k

What it meant

μετα-ρρέω · meta-rreō — LSJ

flow differently: change to and fro, ebb and flow

flow differently: change to and fro, ebb and flow, ὥσπερ Εὔριπος Arist. EN 1167b7, cf. Aret. SD 2.1.

2 change from one side to the other, change sides, transfer oneʼs allegiance, affections

change from one side to the other, as from right to left, Pl. Tht. 193d: metaph., change sides, transfer oneʼs allegiance or affections, μ. πᾶν τὸ ἔθνος εἰς αὐτόν J. BJ 1.4.5; τὰ πράγματα μ. εἰς Μιθριδάτην Posidon. 36 J.:—Pass., μεταρρυῆναι εἰς παῖδα Philostr. VA 3.38, cf. VS 2.3.

In the wild

μεταρρεῖ · metarrei Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 1167b (DIORISIS sentence 3243)
μεταρρεούσης · metarreousēs Plato, Theaetetus 193

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