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καμπή

kampe

winding

Appears 5 times across Plato's dialogues.

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καμπή, ἡ, (κάμπτω) A. winding, of a river, Hdt. 1.185; Εὐβοΐδα κ., of the Euripus, A. Fr. 30; τὰς κ. τῶν χωρίων Aen.Tact. 15.6; τόπους καμπὰς ἔχοντας Ael. Tact. 35.4. 2. flexion, bending, τὰ ἄποδα δυσὶ χρώμενα προέρχεται καμπαῖς Arist. IA 707b9, cf. HA 490a31. 3. curved part, HeroSpir. 2.16, Sor. 2.62. II. turning-post in a racecourse, περὶ ταῖσι καμπαῖς ἡνίοχοι πεπτωκότες Ar. Pax 905; καμπαῖσι δρόμων E. IA 224(lyr.); εὐλαβηθῆναι περὶ τὴν κ. Pl. Ion 537a: metaph., μῦθον ἐς καμπὴν ἄγε bring a speech to its goal (cf. καμπτήρ II), E. El. 659; καμπὴν ποιεῖσθαι Pl. Phd. 72b. III. in Music, turn, sudden change, εἴ τις κάμψειέν τινα καμπήν Ar. Nu. 969; ἐξαρμονίους κ. Pherecr. 145.9, cf. ib. 28; καμπαὶ ᾀσμάτων Philostr. VS 2.28. 2. Rhet., rounding off of a period, Cic. Att. 1.14.4(pl.), Demetr. Eloc. 10, 17. IV. bend or flexure of a limb, τῶν ὤμων, τῶν ἰσχίων, τῶν δακτύλων, etc., Arist. HA 498a25sqq., cf. Pl. Ti. 74e; of the skull, οὐκ ἔχουσα καμπάς ib.75c; οὐλὴ καμπῆ ( -ῇ) χιρὸς δεξιᾶς Sammelb. 7031.5 (i A.D.).
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