στροφή
στροφή
στροφή, ἡ,
στρέφω
a turning, e.g. of a horse, Xen.; ἐν στροφαῖσιν ὀμμάτων with rolling of the eyes, Eur.
a twist, such as wrestlers make to elude their adversary, Plat.:—metaph. a trick, dodge, Ar.
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.
Headword (normalized):
στροφή
Headword (normalized/stripped):
στροφη
Intro Text:
στροφή
στροφή, ἡ,
στρέφω
a turning, e.g. of a horse, Xen.; ἐν στροφαῖσιν ὀμμάτων with rolling of the eyes, Eur.
a twist, such as wrestlers make to elude their adversary, Plat.:—metaph. a trick, dodge, Ar.
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.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n30436
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