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στρέφω , Il.23.323, etc.; Dor. στράφω [α^] IG12(3).92.6 (Nisyrus, dub.); Aeol. στροφῶ (leg. στρόφω) EM728.44: Ep. impf.
A.στρέψασκονIl.18.546: fut. “στρέψωE.Med.1152, etc.: aor. 1 “ἔστρεψαId.Tr.1243, etc., Ep. “στρέψαOd.4.520: pf. ἔστροφα ἀν-) Cerc.17.30, (ἀντ-, v.l. ἀν-) Theognet.1.8, (ἐπ-) Plb.5.110.6, (μετ-) Aristid.1.435 J.; also ἔστρα^φα κατ-) Plb.23.11.2 codd.:—Med., Il.18.488, etc.: fut. “στρέψομαι6.516, etc.: aor. “ἐστρεψάμηνS.OC1416, (κατ-) Th.1.94, etc.: pf. Pass. (in med. sense) ἔστραμμαι κατ-) Isoc.5.21:—Pass., fut. “στρα^φήσομαιLXX 1 Ki.10.6, (ἀνα-) Isoc.5.64, (δια-) Ar.Eq.175, Av.177, (μετα-) Pl.R.518d; fut. Med. (in pass. sense) στρέψομαι ἀπο-) X.Cyr.5.5.36: aor.1 ἐστρέφθην freq. in Hom., Il.5.40, al., rare in Att., Ar.Th.1128, Pl.Plt.273e; Dor. “ἐστράφθηνSophr. 88, Theoc.7.132, also v.l. (for κατεστράφησαν) in Hdt.1.130 (but “στραφῆναιId.3.129): aor. 2 ἐστράφην [α^] Sol.37.6, always in Trag., S.Ant.315, etc., freq. in Att., Ar.Ach.537 (μετα-), Th.5.97 (κατα-), Pl.Ti.77b: pf. “ἔστραμμαιh.Merc.411, Hp.Aër.5, X.An.4.7.15, etc.; “ἔστρεμμαιEudox.Ars 12.10 (Pap.), cf. ἀποστρέφω, καταστρέφω:—turn about or aside, “ἂψ δὲ θεοὶ οὖρον στρέψανOd.4.520; ἵππους ς. turn horses, Il.8.168, Od.15.205, etc.; “ς. πηδάλιονPi.Fr.40; “τὸν οἴακαAnaxandr.4.5, cf. Men.482.4; “σάκοςS.Aj.575; of persons, “ἡλίου πρὸς ἀντολὰς στρέψασα σαυτήνA.Pr.708; “πρόσωπον πρὸς κασίγνητον στρέφεE.Ph.457, cf. Hec.344; “πάλιν στρέψεις κάραId.Med.1152; “ὄμμα πανταχῇ στρέφωνId.IT68; “ς. ἀνταυγεῖς κόραςAr.Th.902; “σεαυτὸν εἰς πονηρὰ πράγματαId.Nu.1455; “πόλιν πρὸς κέρδος ἴδιονE. Supp.413; “στρατὸν πρὸς ἀλκήνId.Andr.1149; wheel soldiers round, X.Lac.11.9; v. infr. D.
III. ς. σφυρόν sprain or dislocate it, Epict.Ench.29.2, Arr.Epict.3.15.4 (so “στραφῆναι τὸν πόδαHdt.3.129, cf. Pl.Lg.789e).
2. metaph. of pain, twist, torture, “κακὸν στρέφει με περὶ τὴν γαστέραAntiph.177, cf. Ar.Pl.1131, Fr.462, Ael. NA2.44 (Pass.), Gal.19.141; “βρέμει κοιλίη καὶ στρέφει καὶ βορβορύζειHp.Int.6: so ς. τὴν ψυχήν torment, Pl.R.330e.
3. of corruptions in Music, “κάμπτων καὶ στρέφωνPherecr.145.15.
V. t.t. of wrestlers, twist the adversary back, Poll.3.155: metaph., ἔριδα ς. Pi.N.4.93.
VII. return, give back, “ἀργύριά τισιEv.Matt.27.3.
IX. f.l. for τρέπω in Lys.32.20.
B. Pass. and Med., twist or turn oneself, στρεφθείς having turned face upward, Od.9.435; turn round or about, turn to and fro, Il.5.40, 575, etc.; “ἔν τε κύνεσσι κάπριος ἠὲ λέων στρέφεται12.42; ἐστρέφετ᾽ ἔνθα καὶ ἔνθα, of one tossing in bed, 24.5; τί δυσκολαίνεις καὶ στρέφει τὴν νύχθ᾽ ὅλην; Ar.Nu.36, cf. Amphis 20.4; of patients, Gal.7.664.
3. of the heavenly bodies, revolve, circle, Od.5.274, Pl.Ti.40b; of the distaff, Id.R.617a; of a joint, “ἐν ἄρθροις ς. κοτυληδώνAr.V.1495.
II. turn or twist about, like a wrestler trying to elude his adversary: hence, in argument, twist and turn, shuffle, τί ταῦτα στρέφει; Id.Ach. 385; τί δῆτα ἔχων στρέφει; Pl.Phdr.236e, etc.; πάσας στροφὰς στρέφεσθαι twist every way, Id.R.405c, cf. Euthd.302b.
2. turn and change, “κἂν σοῦ στραφείη θυμόςS.Tr.1134; στρεφόμενα λέγων things that tell both ways, D.H.Rh.8.15: c. gen. causae, τοῦ δὲ σοῦ ψόφου οὐκ ἂν στραφείην I would not turn for any noise of thine, S.Aj. 1117.
2. generally, to be at large, go about, “ἀνειμένη στρέφειS.El.516; “ἐν κυσὶν . . ἐστράφην λύκοςSol.37.6; “στρέφεσθαι περὶ τὰ δικαστήριαPhld.Rh.2.139 S.; of things, to be rife, “ταῦτα μὲν ἐν δήμῳ στρέφεται κακάSol.4.23.
3. of places, τόποι ἐπὶ . . τὰς ἄρκτους ἐστραμμένοι turned, lying towards . ., Plb.2.15.8, etc.
C. in strict med. sense, turn about with oneself, take back, “στράτευμ᾽ ἐς ἌργοςS.OC1416.
D. intr. in Act., like Pass., turn about, Il.18.544,546, where, however, ζεύγεα may be supplied from 543, as may ὄϊς in Od.10.528, and ἵππους in X.Eq.7.18; of soldiers, wheel about, Id.An.4.3.26 and 32; “στρέψαντες ἀπεχώρουνId.Ages.2.3; ποῖ στροφαὶ . . μανιῶν στρέφουσι; S.Ichn.224; τὸν στρέφοντα κύκλον ἡλίου revolving, Id.Fr.738, cf. E.Ion 1154; στρέψαι δεῦρ', of the Comic Chorus, Pl.Com.92; στρέψον τι, δούλη withdraw a little, Herod.1.8; “ἔστρεψεν θεόςAct.Ap.7.42.
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