1. τρέπω · trepō — Chantraine
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τρέπω
trepo
τράπ-ω {avec vocalisme zéro, parfois en ion
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Where it lives
- Against Philocrates 1 · 15.13/10k
- On the Confiscation of the Property Of The Brother Of Nicias 2 · 14.88/10k
- Accusation of Calumny 1 · 9.67/10k
- Works and Days 5 · 8.67/10k
- On the Scrutiny of Evandros 1 · 7.25/10k
- History 105 · 7.02/10k
- Against Theomnestus 1 1 · 6.71/10k
- Against Diogeiton 1 · 5.91/10k
- First Olynthiac 1 · 5.49/10k
- Histories 100 · 5.45/10k
- Ways and Means 2 · 5.23/10k
- Lysistrata 4 · 5.04/10k
Densest 12 of 105 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
What it meant
2. τρέπω · trepō — Frisk
3. τρέπω · trepō — LSJ
turn or direct towards a thing, Hom., etc.; mostly folld. by a Prep., τ. [φύσας] ἐς πῦρ Il. 18.469; ἐς ποταμὸν φλόγα 21.349; εἰς εὐνὴν τράπεθʼ ἥμεας show us to bed, Od. 4.294 (perh. with a punning reference to ταρπώμεθα in next line); λέκτρονδε τραπείομεν εὐνηθέντες 8.292 (as though τραπείομεν in Il. 3.441 belonged to τρέπω and not to τέρπω; unless there is a pause after λέκτρονδε) ; θυμὸν εἰς ἔργον τ. Hes. Op. 316; εἰς ἐχθροὺς βέλος A. Th. 255; πόλεις ἐς ὕβριν Th. 3.39; τὸν ἄνθρωπον . . εἰς ἀθυ
Pass. and Med., turn oneʼs steps, turn in a certain direction, τραφθῆναι ἀνʼ Ἑλλάδα Od. 15.80; τραφθέντες ἐς τὸ πεδίον Hdt. 9.56; ἐς Θήβας ἐτραπόμην Id. 2.3; ἐπὶ Προκόννησον, ἐπʼ Ἀθηνέων, Id. 6.33, 5.57: with Advbs., ἀμηχανεῖν ὅποι τράποιντο which way to turn, A. Pers. 459; ἀμηχανῶ . . ὅπᾳ τράπωμαι Id. Ag. 1532 (lyr.); πᾷ τις τράποιτʼ ἄν; Id. Ch. 409 (lyr.); ποῖ τρέψομαι; E. Hipp. 1066, cf. X. An. 3.5.13; ποῖ χρὴ τραπέσθαι; Lys. 29.2: c. acc. cogn., τραπέσθαι ὁδόν take a course, Hdt. 1.11, cf. 9
in Pass. and Med. also, turn or betake oneself, εἰς ὀρχηστύν, εἰς ἀοιδήν, Od. 1.422, 18.305; ἐπὶ ἔργα Il. 3.422, etc.; ἐπʼ ἀναιδείην Hom. Epigr. 14.7; ἐπὶ σωφροσύνην Thgn. 379; ἐπὶ ψευδέα ὁδόν Hdt. 1.117; ἐπὶ φροντίδας E. IA 646; ἐφʼ ἁρπαγήν Th. 4.104; ἐπʼ εἰρήνην X. HG 4.4.2; ἐς τὸ μαίνεσθαι S. OC 1537; ἐς ἀλκήν Th. 2.84; εἰς ἁρπαγὴν ἐπὶ τὰς οἰκίας X. HG 6.5.30; κατὰ θέαν τετραμμένοι Th. 5.9; πρὸς ἀλκήν Hdt. 3.78; πρὸς τὸ κέρδιον τραπείς S. Aj. 743; πρὸς λῃστείαν Th. 1.5; πρὸς ἄριστον τετρ. Hdt
Pass. and Med., of places, to be turned or look in a certain direction, πρὸς ζόφον Od. 12.81; πρὸς ἄρκτον, πρὸς νότον, etc., Hdt. 1.148, Th. 2.15, etc.; also πρὸς τοῦ Τμώλου Hdt. 1.84; ἄντʼ ἠελίου τετρ. straight towards, Hes. Op. 727.
turn, i.e. turn round or about, πάλιν τρέπειν turn back, ἵππους Il. 8.432; τινα ib. 399; ὄσσε, δόρυ, 21.415, 20.439; τὰ καλὰ τ. ἔξω turn the best side outmost, show the best side (of a garment), Pi. P. 3.83:—Pass., πάλιν ἐτράπετʼ Il. 21.468; μή τις ὀπίσσω τετράφθω 12.273; c. gen., turn from . . , υἷος 18.138; ἐτράπετʼ αἰχμή the point bent back, like ἀνεγνάμφθη, 11.237; of the sun having passed the meridian, πόστην ἥλιος τέτραπται; Ar. Fr. 163, cf. Antig. Mir. 60; also of the solstice, ἐπειδὰν ἐν
τ. τι εἴς τινα turn upon anotherʼs head, τ. τὴν αἰτίαν, τὴν ὀργὴν εἴς τινα, Is. 8.41, D. 8.57; freq. in imprecations, ἐς κεφαλὴν τράποιτʼ ἐμοί on my head be it! Ar. Ach. 833, cf. Hdt. 2.39; εἰς σεαυτὸν τρεπέσθω on your head be it! IG 4.444 (Phlius); ἦ κἀπʼ ἐμοὶ τρέποιτʼ ἂν αἰτίας τέλος; A. Eu. 434; κατὰ σεαυτόν νυν τρέπου keep your ills to yourself, Ar. Ach. 1019, Nu. 1263; πρὸς ὑμᾶς αὐτοὺς τρέψεσθε Lys. 8.19.
alter, change, φρένας Il. 6.61; τὰς γνώμας X. An. 3.1.41; [τὸ χρῶμα] Sor. 1.35; [τὸ γάλα] ib. 92; ἔτραπεν κεῖνον μισθῷ χρυσός Pi. P. 3.55; deceive, Archil. 166; ἐς κακὸν τ. τινά Pi. P. 3.35; ἅττʼ ἂν ὑμεῖς ἐξαμάρτητʼ ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον τρέπειν Ar. Nu. 589 (troch.); ἐς γέλων τὸ πρᾶγμʼ ἔτρεψας Id. V. 1261, cf. Hdt. 7.105, etc.: Med., πρὸς τὰς ξυμφορὰς τὰς γνώμας τρέπεσθαι shift their views, Th. 1.140, cf. Plu. Adul. 2.71e, etc.:—Pass., to be changed, τρέπεται χρώς Il. 13.279, cf. Od. 21.413, Hes. Op. 4
turn or put to flight, rout, defeat, τρέψω δʼ ἥρωας Ἀχαιούς Il. 15.261; ἔτρεψε φάλαγγας Tyrt. 12.21, cf. Pi. O. 10(11).15, Hdt. 1.63, 4.128, Th. 1.62, 4.25, 33, etc.; in full, φύγαδε τ. Il. 8.157; εἰς φυγὴν ἔτρεψε τοὺς ἑξακισχιλίους X. An. 1.8.24; τρέψαι καὶ ἐς φυγὴν καταστῆσαι Th. 7.43 (but ἔτρεψαν ἐς φυγὴν πόδα they fled, E. Supp. 718):—Med., pres., X. An. 5.4.16, J. AJ 13.2.4, Plu. Cam. 29: fut., Ar. Eq. 275 (troch.): aor. 1, E. Heracl. 842, X. An. 6.1.13:—Pass., to be put to flight, aor. 2 ἐ
turn away, keep off, οὐκ ἄν με τρέψειαν ὅσοι θεοί εἰσʼ ἐν Ὀλύμπῳ 8.451; τ. τινὰ ἀπὸ τείχεος 22.16; ἑκάς τινος Od. 17.73 (Med.); τῇ . . νόον ἔτραπεν 19.479: abs., ἀλλὰ Ζεὺς ἔτρεψε Il. 4.381; of weapons, βέλος . . ἔτραπεν ἄλλῃ 5.187; ἀπὸ ἔγχεος ὁρμὴν ἔτραπε Hes. Sc. 456.
overturn, εὐτυχοῦντα μὲν σκιά τις ἂν τρέψειεν A. Ag. 1328 (s. v.l.); τ. ἄνω κάτω Id. Fr. 311.
turn, apply, τ. τι ἐς ἄλλο τι Hdt. 2.92; τὰς ἐμβάδας ποῖ τέτροφας; what have you done with your shoes? Ar. Nu. 858; τὸν μόναυλον ποῖ τέτροφας; Anaxandr. 51:—Pass., ποῖ τρέπεται . . τὰ χρήματα; Ar. V. 665 (anap.).
In the wild
- τρέψειεν · trepseien Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1327
- τράπωμαι · trapōmai Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1530–1532
- τρέποιτʼ · trepoitʼ Aeschylus, Eumenides 434
- τραπέσθαι · trapesthai Aeschylus, Libation Bearers 1038–1040
- τράποιντο · trapointo Aeschylus, Persians 457–458
- τρέψον · trepson Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 255
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Where it came from
- Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. τρέπω (scan pp. 1151-1152; entry #8114).
- Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. τρέπω (scan pp. 1895-1896; entry #5738).
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