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τροπ-ή,ἡ, (τρέπω)
A. turn, turning:
I. τροπαὶ ἠελίοιο:
a. ὅθι τροπαὶ ἠελίοιοapparently denotes a point on the horizon, prob. the West or place where the sum sets (so Eust. 1787.20 ), Od. 15.404 .
b. each of two fixed points in the solar year,the solstices,first in Hes. , ἠελίοιο τροπῇς at the time of the (winter) solstice, Op.
479
;μετὰ τροπὰς ἠελ.ib. 564 , 663 (with Dor. acc. pl. in-ᾰς) ; πεδὰ τὰς τροπάς
Alcm. 33.5
:—later the two solstices were distinguished asτροπαὶ θεριναίandχειμεριναί,
Hdt. 2.19 , Th. 7.16 , Pl. Lg. 767c , Arist. HA 542b4 sqq., Gal. 6.405 , etc. (rarely in sg., τροπὴ θερινή
Arist. Mete. 364b2
, Gem. 1.13 ;τ. χειμερινήib. 15 ); τροπαὶ νότιοι
Arist. HA 542b11
;τ. βόρειοι, νότιοι,
Close Browse lexicon entries Plu. 2.601a :—whenτροπαίis used alone, it mostly refers tothe winter solstice,but the sense is always determined by the context,v.
Hes. ll. cc.;περὶ ἡλίου τροπάς(sc.χειμερινάς) Th. 8.39 ; εὐθὺς ἐκ τροπῶν
:—sts. also of other heavenly bodies, Pl. Ti. 39d ; περὶ Πλειάδος δύσιν καὶ τροπάς
, etc.; ἄστρων ἐπιτολάς, δύσεις, τροπάς
; τροπὰς τῶν ἐνδεδεμένων ἄστρων
; τροπαὶ ἡλίου καὶ σελήνης
:—sts. four in number (the two equinoxes and two solstices), S.E. M. 5.11 , Gal. 17(1).22 ; so (on a sun-dial) θερινὴ τ., ἰσημερινὴ τ., χειμερινὴ τ., Ἀρχ.δελτ.
Arist. Pol. 1316a17 ; πλείους τραπόμενος τροπὰς τοῦ Εὐρίπου
;τ. πρὸς τὸ βέλτιον turnfor the better, Phld. Rh. 2.25S. ; ὀξυτέρας τρεπόμενος τ. τοῦ χαμαιλέοντος
; αἱ τοῦ κόλακος ὥσπερ πολύποδος τ.
; αἱ τῶ αἵματος τ. καὶ ἀλλοιώσιες
;αἱ περὶ τὸν ἀέρα τ. changesin the air or weather, Plu. 2.946f ; of wine,a turning sour,ib. 939f (cf.τροπίας);going bad,of food, τ. καὶ διαφθορὰ τῶν παρακειμένων
; of phoneticchangein language, A.D. Adv. 210.4 , Hdn.Gr. 2.932 .
3. τροπαὶ λέξεως a changeof speechby figuresortropes(τρόποι), Luc. Dem.Enc. 6 , cf. Hermog. Inv. 4.10 , al.
= αἱ τροπαῖαι ,alternatingwinds, Arist. Pr. 940b16 , 21 , Thphr. CP 2.3.1 , Vent. 26 .
II. the turning about of the enemy, putting to flightorroutinghim,τροπήν(orτροπάς)τινος ποιεῖνorποιεῖσθαιput one toflight,
Hdt. 1.30 , Ar. Eq. 246 (troch.), Th. 2.19 , 6.69 , etc.;οἵαν ἂν τροπὴν Εὐρυσθέως θείμην(θείηνcodd.) E. Heracl. 743 ; τροπὴ γινομένη
, cf. Th. 1.49 , 50 , etc.: poet., ἐν μάχης τροπῇ
;ἐν τροπῇ δορόςinthe routcaused by the spear, S. Aj. 1275 , E. Rh. 82 .
III. used by Democr. forθέσις, position,
Arist. Metaph. 985b17 , 1042b14 , cf. Plot. 4.5.2 , 4.5.6 .
References Eust. 1787.20 Od. 15.404 Hes. 479 564 663 Alcm. 33.5 Hdt. 2.19 Th. 7.16 Pl. Lg. 767c Arist. HA 542b4 Gal. 6.405 Arist. Mete. 364b2 Gem. 1.13 15 Arist. HA 542b11 Plu. 2.601a Th. 8.39 Arist. HA 542b20 Pl. Ti. 39d Arist. HA 542b23 Alex. 30.5 Arist. Cael. 296b4 Epicur. Ep. 2p.40U. S.E. M. 5.11 Gal. 17(1).22 12.236 Arist. Pol. 1316a17 Aeschin. 3.90 Phld. Rh. 2.25S. Plu. Alc. 23 Id. 2.52f Ti.Locr. 102c Plu. 2.946f 939f Gal. 19.208 A.D. Adv. 210.4 2.932 Luc. Dem.Enc. 6 Hermog. Inv. 4.10 Arist. Pr. 940b16 21 Thphr. CP 2.3.1 Vent. 26 Hdt. 1.30 Ar. Eq. 246 Th. 2.19 6.69 E. Heracl. 743 Hdt. 7.167 Th. 1.49 50 A. Ag. 1237 S. Aj. 1275 E. Rh. 82 Democr. Arist. Metaph. 985b17 1042b14 Plot. 4.5.2 4.5.6 Hsch. Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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