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ἀναστρέφω , poet. ἀνστρέφω , pf. ἀνέστροφα v.l. in Theognet.1.8, 3pl.
2. invert order of words or statements, Demetr.Eloc.11, al., Hermog.Id.1.11:—also in Pass., with ref. to ἐπαναστροφή (q. v.), ib.12.
II. turn back, Com.Adesp. 22.73D.; bring back,τινὰ ἐξ ἍιδουS.Ph.449, cf. E.Hipp.1228; “. δίκην τινίId.Ba.793; ὄμμ᾽ . κύκλῳ to roll it about, Id.Hel.1557.
2. intr., turn back, retire, Hdt.1.80, etc.; esp. in part., ἀναστρέψας ἀπήλαυνεν X An.1.4.5, etc.; but also, rally, of troops, Th.4.43, X.HG6.2.21, cf. B.111.1:—ἀναστρέφον, τό, ϝ. ἀνακυκλικός.
III. in Gramm., write with anastrophe, as πέρι for περί, Hdn.Gr.2.52,66:—Pass., 1.481, al.
B. Pass., v. supr. A.1.
2. revolve, like the sun in the heavens, X.Mem.4.3.8.
III. of soldiers, face about, rally, Id.An.1.10.12, HG6.2.20, etc.
2. to be reversed or inverted,ἐμοὶ τοῦτ᾽ ἀνέστραπταιId.Hier.4.5, cf. Cyr.8.8.13, Arist. Mech.854a10.
3. return, Pl.Plt.271a; retreat, Arist.HA621b34.
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