A.turning about, “τῆς τοῦ ἀτράκτου δίνης” Pl.R.620e; twisting, Thphr.HP3.13.3; of strands, Ph.Bel.58.15; “τῶν σχοινίων” Plu.Alex.25 (pl.); “ἡ εἴσω ἐ. τῶν δακτύλων” Philostr.Im.1.23.
2.. bending of a bow, Str.2.5.22.
3.. curve, winding of a bay, ib.33; of a river, Ptol.Alm.8.1.
II.. intr., turning or wheeling about, δαΐων ἀνδρῶν ἐπιστροφαί, i.e. hostile men turning to bay, S.OC1045 (lyr.); tossing, of a restless patient, Hp.Epid.7.83 (pl.); μυρίων ἐπιστροφαὶ κακῶν renewed assaults of ills unnumbered, S.OC537 (lyr.), cf. Arr. An.7.17.5; esp.in military evolutions, Plb.10.23.3, Plu.Phil.7; wheeling through a right angle, Ascl.Tact.10.4, etc. (but, as a general term, αἱ ἐ. τῶν ἵππων ib.7.2, cf. Arr.Tact.16.7); of ships, putting about, tacking, Th.2.90,91; ἐξ ἐπιστροφῆς by a sudden wheel, Plb.1.76.5, Plu.Tim.27; but ἐξ ἐπιστροφῆς παθεῖν to have a relapse, Hp. Coac.251.
2.. turn of affairs, reaction, counter-revolution, μή τις ἐ. “γένηται” Th.3.71; result, end, Plb.21.32.15 (dub.l.).
3.. attention paid to a person or thing (“ἐπιστρέφω” 11.3), ξενοτίμους δωμάτων ἐ. respect for guests, A.Eu.548; πρὸ τοῦ θανόντος τήνδ᾽ ἔθεσθ᾽ ἐ. S.OT134; ὧν ἐ. τις ἦν to whom any regard was due, E.IT671; so ἐπιστροφῆς “ἄξιον” X.HG5.2.9; “παραμυθέεσθαι μετ᾽ ἐπιστροφῆς καὶ ὑποδέξιος” Hp. Decent.16; ἐ. ποιεῖσθαι Philipp. ap. D.12.1, cf. 19.306, etc.; ἐ. ἔχειν “τινός” Men.836; “περί τινος” Chrysipp.Stoic.3.187, etc.; ἐπιστροφῆς “τυγχάνειν” Plb.4.4.4, etc.
b.. Philos., turning towards, “πρὸς τὰ τῇδε” Plot.4.3.4; ψυχὴ καταδεῖται πρὸς τὸ σῶμα τῇ ἐ. τῇ πρὸς τὰ πάθη τὰ ἀπ᾽ “αὐτοῦ” Porph.Sent.7.
4.. moving up and down in a place, mostly in pl., πατρῴων δωμάτων ἐπιστροφαί the range of them, A.Th.648; οἷσιν οὐκ ἐπιστροφαί men who have no business here, E.Hel.440; βούνομοι ἐ. haunts of the grazing herds, A.Fr.249; so Κίλιξ δὲ χώρα καὶ Σύρων ἐπιστροφαί (cj. for Σηρῶν ἐνστροφαί) ib.271.
5. intentness, vehemence, “ἐπιστροφὴν εἶχεν ὁ λόγος καὶ ἔρρωτο” Philostr.VS1.21.5 ; θρασυτέρᾳ τῇ ἐ. χρήσασθαι ib.2.5.2.
b. gravity of deportment, “ἡ ἐ. τοῦ εἴδους” Id.Im. 2.16.
6. correction, reproof, Plu.2.55b.