στρεπτός στρεπτός, ή, όν verb. adj. of στρέφω flexible, pliant: στρεπτὸς χιτών a shirt of chain-armour, Lat. lorica annulata, Il.; στρεπταὶ λύγοι pliant withs, Eur.: twined, wreathed, Anth. στρεπτός, οῦ, a collar of twisted or linked metal, Lat. torques, Hdt., Xen., etc. of pastry, a twist or roll, Dem. metaph. to be bent or turned, στρεπτοὶ καὶ θεοὶ αὐτοί the gods themselves may be turned (by prayer), Il.; στρ. γλῶσσα a glib, pliant tongue, Il. bent, curved, of a pick-axe, Eur.; of a bow, Theocr.