ἀναστρέφω
anastrepho
turn upside down
Appears 12 times across Plato's dialogues.
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ἀναστρέφω, poet. ἀνστρέφω, pf. ἀνέστροφα v.l. in 1.8, 3pl. ἀνέστροφαν Fr. 17.30:—A. turn upside down, μήπως . . δίφρους ἀνστρέψειαν might upset them, Il. 23.436; ὁ θεὸς πάντʼ ἀ. πάλιν Supp. 331; ἀ. γένος Av. 1240; τὴν ζοήν Cerc.l.c.; ἀ. καρδίαν upset the stomach, i.e. cause sickness, 2.49; reverse, Pers. 333, Pl. 779:—Pass., fut. ἀναστραφήσεσθαι τὰ τῆς Ἑλλάδος πράγματα 5.64: pf. ἀνεστράφθαι τῆς πολιτείας 6.66 codd.; ὄρος ἀνεστραμμένον ἐν τῇ ζητήσει turned up by digging, 6.47, cf. Oec. 16.12. 2. invert order of words or statements, Eloc. 11, al., Id. 1.11:—also in Pass., with ref. to ἐπαναστροφή (q. v.), ib.12. 3. = ἀρνεῖσθαι, Fr. 1012. II. turn back, 22.73D.; bring back, τινὰ ἐξ Ἅιδου Ph. 449, cf. Hipp. 1228; ἀ. δίκην τινί Ba. 793; ὄμμʼ ἀ. κύκλῳ to roll it about, Hel. 1557. 2. intr., turn back, retire, 1.80, etc.; esp. in part., ἀναστρέψας ἀπήλαυνεν X An. 1.4.5, etc.; but also, rally, of troops, 4.43, HG 6.2.21, cf. B.ΙΙΙ.1:—ἀναστρέφον, τό, v. ἀνακυκλικός. III. in Gramm., write with anastrophe, as πέρι for περί, Hdn.Gr.2.52,66:—Pass., 1.481, al. 2. Math., ἀναστρέψαντι convertendo, 5.19Cor.; so in Logic, οἱ ἀντιστρέφοντες οὐχ οἱ ἀναστρέφοντες ἀλλήλοις λόγοι συναληθεύονται 11.465. B. Pass., v. supr. A.1. II. dwell in a place, ἀλλά τινʼ ἄλλην γαῖαν ἀναστρέφομαι go to a place and dwell there, Od. 13.326, cf. Lav.Pall. 76, Aet. 1.1.6 (so ἀναστρέφειν πόδα ἐν γῇ Hipp. 1176); ἀναστρέφεσθαι ἐν Ἀργει Tr. 993; ἐν φανερῷ, ἐν μέσῳ, go about in public, HG 6.4.16, R. 558a; ἀ. ταύτῃ 8.94; ἐν εὐφροσύναις Ag. 9.4; ἐν τοῖς ἤθεσι Lg. 865e; ἀ. ἐν ξυμμαχίᾳ continue in an alliance, HG 7.3.2; ἀ. ἐν γεωργίᾳ to be engaged in . ., Oec. 5.13; ἐπὶ κυνηγεσίαις 32.15.9; ἀ. ἔν τινι dwell upon, in writing, Cit.2: generally, conduct oneself, behave, ὡς δεσπότης An. 2.5.14; οὑτωσί EN 1103b20; θρασέως, ἀχαρίστως καὶ ἀσεβῶς εἴς τινα, 1.9.7, 23.17.10; ἐν ταῖς ἀρχαῖς ὁσίως IG 12(7).233 (Amorgos); ὡς τὰ παιδία Ench. 29.3; πῶς δεῖ ἐν οἴκῳ θεοῦ ἀ. 1 Ep.Ti. 3.15. 2. revolve, like the sun in the heavens, Mem. 4.3.8. III. of soldiers, face about, rally, An. 1.10.12, HG 6.2.20, etc. 2. to be reversed or inverted, ἐμοὶ τοῦτʼ ἀνέστραπται Hier. 4.5, cf. Cyr. 8.8.13, Mech. 854a10. 3. return, Plt. 271a; retreat, HA 621b34.
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