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συστρέφω,
A. twist up, roll up, of a whirlwind, μή ς' ἀναρπάσῃ . . συστρέψας ἄφνω
A. Fr. 195
, cf. Ar. Lys. 975 , Th. 61 ; φρυγάνων πλῆθος
Act.Ap. 28.3
; ἔριον περὶ μηλωτρίδα
POxy. 234 ii 12
(ii/iii A.D.); of animals,gatherthemselvestogether, in preparing to spring, ς. ἑαυτὸν ὥσπερ θηρίον
Pl. R. 336b
;ς. τὸν αὐχένα, of one struggling to get loose, Eup. 339 ;τὰ ὄμματα διὰ κενῆς, ὡς εἴ τι βλέπων, ξυνέστρεφε screwed uphis eyes, Hp. Epid. 7.83 ;συστρέψαι ἑαυτούς, of dolphins, Arist. HA 631a27 ; [ τὸ χόριον] ς. περὶ αὑτὸ τὴν ὑστέραν
Sor. 1.71
:— Pass. ,εἰ τὸ χόριον εἰς αὑτὸ συνεστραμμένον εἴηib. 73 ;συνεστραμμένη χείρ clenchedfist, ib. 102 ; of a whirlwind, Men. 536.4 ; of the moon, dub. sens. in Palchus in Cat.Cod.Astr. 8(1).250 .
II. of soldiers,ς. ἑωυτούς form in a compact body, for attack or defence,collectthemselves,rally, Hdt. 9.18 ;ς. εἰς ταὐτό(sc.τὰς ἵππους) Arist. HA 572b14 : freq. in Pass. ,συστραφέντες in a body, Hdt. 4.136 , 6.6 , cf. 40 ; συστρεφόμενοι
Close Browse lexicon entries , Th. 7.30 ; ξυνεστρέφοντο ἐν σφίσιν αὐτοῖς
;ὅσον . . ἦν ξυνεστραμμένονibid.; ἐπὶ πεντήκοντα ἀσπίδων συνεστραμμένοι ἦσαν they were formed in a mass
deep, X. HG 6.4.12 ; so of bees, fishes, Arist. HA 629a19 , 621a16 .
2. of soldiers, also,συστρέφειν ἐπὶ δόρυ wheelthem to the right,v.l. in
X. Lac. 13.6 ; so prob.ς. τὸν ἵππον turnhimsharply, Plu. Pyrrh. 16 ; ς. τὴν ὄψιν
III. form into an organized whole, unite, τὸ Μηδικὸν ἔθνος
; τοὺς τὰς οὐσίας ἔχοντας
:— Pass. ,club together, conspire, Th. 4.68 , 8.54 ; ἐπ' ἐμὲ συστραφέντες ἥκουσι
, cf. LXX 4 Ki. 10.9 :—in Act. , ib. 3 Ki. 16.9 .
Pass. ,collect, gather, ς. αἷμα ἐς . .
; of humours,gather, come to a head, φύματος συστραφέντος
; of gravelcollectingin the bladder, Id.Aër.
V. makethe haircurl, Theodect. 17.3 :— Pass. ,συνεστραμμένα ξύλα knotted, gnarled, Thphr. HP 3.11.2 ; ς. ῥίζα
; κιττὸς συνεστραμμένος ταῖς ῥίζαις
VI. condense, congeal, harden, τὸ ψυχρὸν συστρέφον καὶ συσφίγγον
; of condensing fluids by heat, ἐν ἡλίῳ
( Act. and Pass. ), cf. Gal. 12.834 , Aët. 7.91 ;τὰ γυμνάσια τὰς σάρκας ς. Antyll. ap. Orib. 6.10.15 :— Pass. ,to be condensed, acquire substanceorconsistency,ἀφρὸς ς. Arist. HA 569b18 ; esp. inpf. part.
Pass. ,σπέρμα ξηρὸν καὶ συνεστραμμένονib. 523a24 ;νέφος ἐστὶ πάχος ἀτμῶδες ς. Id. Mu. 394a27 ;πῦρ ς.concentrated, Epicur. Ep. 1p.28U. ;compact, ς. τὸ εὐπαγές
;σωμάτιον ς. Arr. Epict. 1.24.8 ;συστρέφεσθαι καὶ ἀπεψῦχθαι, of an infant, Sor. 1.108 ;γάλα μελιτοειδῶς συστραφένib. 91 .
VII. of sentences, narratives, and thelike,bring into a close form, compress, ἐὰν μὴ συστρέφῃ τὰ πράγματα
;ἐνθυμήματα ς. Arist. Rh. 1419a19 ;ς. τὰ νοήματα, τὸν νοῦν ἐν ὀλίγοις ὀνόμασι, D.H. Isoc. 11 , Pomp. 2.5 : abs.,συστρέψας γράφειwritesbriefly, curtly, Aeschin. 3.100 ; ς. εἰπεῖν τὸ πρᾶγμα
:—freq. in Pass. ,ῥῆμα βραχὺ καὶ συνεστραμμένονa short andpithysaying, of the Spartans, Pl. Prt. 342e ;λέξις συνεστραμμένη, opp.διῃρημένη, D.H. Rh. 5.7 ; ἡ Ἀττικὴ γλῶσσα ς. τι ἔχει
; συνέστραπται τοῖς νοήμασι
b. also,speakorwrite in an involved style, twistone's words, Antiph. 52.17 , 217.17 .
References A. Fr. 195 Ar. Lys. 975 Th. 61 Act.Ap. 28.3 POxy. 234 ii 12 Pl. R. 336b Eup. 339 Hp. Epid. 7.83 Arist. HA 631a27 Sor. 1.71 73 102 Men. 536.4 Cat.Cod.Astr. 8(1).250 Hdt. 9.18 Arist. HA 572b14 Hdt. 4.136 6.6 40 Id. 9.62 Th. 7.30 Id. 2.4 50 X. HG 6.4.12 Arist. HA 629a19 621a16 X. Lac. 13.6 Plu. Pyrrh. 16 Satyr. 3 Hdt. 1.101 Arist. Pol. 1304b23 Th. 4.68 8.54 Aeschin. 2.178 LXX 4 Ki. 10.9 3 Ki. 16.9 Hp. Aph. 5.40 Arist. Mu. 394b2 Hp. Prog. 23 9 Theodect. 17.3 Thphr. HP 3.11.2 Id. CP 1.3.3 Id. HP 3.18.9 Ath. 2.41b Dsc. 3.7 Gal. 12.834 Aët. 7.91 Antyll. Orib. 6.10.15 Arist. HA 569b18 523a24 Id. Mu. 394a27 Epicur. Ep. 1p.28U. Phld. Po.Herc. 994.34 Arr. Epict. 1.24.8 Sor. 1.108 91 Cratin. 85 Arist. Rh. 1419a19 D.H. Isoc. 11 Pomp. 2.5 Aeschin. 3.100 D.H. Lys. 24 Pl. Prt. 342e D.H. Rh. 5.7 Demetr. Eloc. 177 D.H. Lys. 5 Dem. 19 Antiph. 52.17 217.17 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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