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μεταστρέφω

metastrepho

turn about, turn round

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Where it lives

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What it meant

μετα-στρέφω · meta-strephō — LSJ

turn about, turn round, turn oneself about, turn about, turn round, turn about, recur

turn about, turn round, τῶ κε Ποσειδάων . . αἶψα μεταστρέψειε νόον Il. 15.52; εἴ κεν Ἀχιλλεὺς ἐκ χόλου . . μεταστρέψῃ φίλον ἦτορ 10.107; τὸ πρόσωπον πρός τι Pl. Smp. 190e: —Med., μεταστρέφεσθαι πρὸς τὸ μαλθακώτερον Ar. Ra. 538 (lyr.):— Pass., turn oneself about, turn about, whether to face the enemy, στῆ δὲ μεταστρεφθείς Il. 11.595, 15.591, cf. Hdt. 7.211; or to flee, τῷ δὲ μεταστρεφθέντι μεταφρένῳ ἐν δόρυ πῆξεν Il. 8.258; simply, turn round, Hdt. 3.121, Pl. Phd. 116d, etc.; turn about (to see i

2 turn round, retort

turn round, retort, αἰτίας D. 41.13.

3 twist, turn all ways, turn upside down

twist or turn all ways, πάντα μεταστρέφοντα λόγον βασανίζειν Pl. Tht. 191c; λόγους ἄνω καὶ κάτω μ. Id. Phdr. 272b; turn upside down, ἅπαντα μ. τύχη Philem. 111:—Pass., τἄνω κάτω ὁ βίος μεταστραφείς Men. 5.

4 misrepresent, change, alter, invert, are changed

misrepresent, [δικαιοσύνης καὶ ἀδικίας] τὴν δύναμιν Pl. R. 367a: generally, change, alter, τὸ δίκαιον οὐκ ἔστι μεταστρέψαι Arist. Rh. 1376b21, cf. 1412a33; invert, τὰ τοῦ Ξενοφάνους ib. 1377a23:—Pass., ὁρᾷς γὰρ τἄμʼ ὅσῳ μετεστράφη how my fortunes are changed, E. Ba. 1329; τὸ ψήφισμʼ ὅπως μεταστραφείη Ar. Ach. 537.

5 use, for

ἀντὶ τοῦ ἰῶτα ἦτα μ. use one for another, Pl. Cra. 418c.

II turn another way, change oneʼs ways, contrariwise

intr., turn another way, change oneʼs ways, ἦ τι μεταστρέψεις; Il. 15.203: aor. part. μεταστρέψας contrariwise, Pl. Grg. 457a (pl.), R. 587d.

2 turn so as to punish, avenge, turn back

turn so as to punish or avenge, of the gods, μή τι μεταστρέψωσιν ἀγασσάμενοι κακὰ ἔργα Od. 2.67 (unless trans., turn back (upon the sinners), cf. μετάτροπος 2).

3 care for, regard

c. gen., care for, regard, E. Hipp. 1226.

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