I.a turning, e.g. of a horse, Xen.; ἐν στροφαῖσιν ὀμμάτων with rolling of the eyes, Eur.
2.a twist, such as wrestlers make to elude their adversary, Plat.:—metaph. a trick, dodge, Ar.
II.the turning of the Chorus as they danced from right to left of the ὀρχήστρα: the strain sung during this evolution, the strophe, to which the ἀντιστροφή answers.