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ὑποστρέφω

hypostrepho

turn round about

Appears 7 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ὑποστρέφω, A. turn round about or back, ἵππους Il. 5.581, cf. 505; πάλιν ὑ. βίοτον εἰς Ἅιδαν E. HF 736 (lyr.); ὁ κισσὸς . . Βακχίαν ὑποστρέφων ἅμιλλαν bringing back the Bacchic struggle, i. e. the swift and eager dance, S. Tr. 220 (lyr., s. v.l.). 2. roll up, Arist. Pr. 895b10 (Pass.). 3. Pass., revolve beneath, τινι Arat. 73: c. acc., Id. 512 (better γαῖαν ὕπο σ.). II. intr., turn about, esp. of persons flying or retreating, Il. 12.71, Hdt. 7.211,9.14, Th. 3.24; φύγαδʼ αὖτις ὑ. Il. 11.446; δεῦρʼ ὑ. πάλιν E. Alc. 1019; τοὔμπαλιν ὑ. X. An. 6.6.38; πάλιν ὑποστρέψαντα φεύγειν Antipho 2.4.5:—Pass., αὖτις ὑποστρεφθείς Il. 11.567, cf. Hdt. 4.129; -στρᾰφείς S. OT 728. 2. generally, return, αὖτις ὑ. Od. 8.301, cf. Hdt. 4.120,124, al.; ἐπὶ ζήτησιν ib.140; εἰς τὰς πατρίδας τὰς ἰδίας PGiss. 40 ii 8 (iii A. D.), cf. PFlor. 247.10 (iii A. D.); in fut. Med., οὐ μὲν γάρ τί σʼ ὑποστρέψεσθαι ὀΐω Od. 18.23; of a disease, return, recur, Hp. Epid. 1.3, Gal. 15.751. 3. turn away, and so elude an attack, E. IA 363 (troch.), X. An. 2.1.18: metaph. in Med., c. inf., refuse, τὸν ἀΐδιον ἐπιγινώσκειν Θεὸν ὑπεστρέφοντο (sc. οἱ Βλέμυες) PMasp. 4.9 (vi A. D.). 4. ὑποστρέψαντες reversely, Ar. Av. 1283. 5. retract the accent, A.D. Synt. 308.8.
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