ἀπο-στροφή,ἡ,
A. turning back,
X. Eq. 9.6 ; ἀ. νώτων
Max.
Tyr. 9.8 ;ἀ. λαμβάνεινmakea bend,of a stream, Plu. Luc. 27 , cf. Luc. Hipp. 2 .
2. twisting, ὄρχεων ἀποστροφαίTrag.( Satyr. ) Oxy. 1083.10 .
II. turning away from, escape, refuge,c. gen.,τύχης, κακῶν,
A. Pr. 769 , E. Fr. 444 ; ζημίας
Id. Med. 1223
.
2. resort, recourse,
Hdt. 8.109 , Th. 4.76 ; ἥκει βίου τελευτὴ κοὐκέτ' ἔστ' ἀ.
S. OC 1473
, cf. E. Med. 603 ; οὐκ ἔχων ἀ.
D. 4.8
, cf. Hyp. Dem.Fr. 5 ; in pl., Antip.Stoic. 3.255 : c. gen. objecti,οὔ σφί ἐστι ὕδατος οὐδεμία ἄλλη ἀ.no othermeans for gettingwater, Hdt. 2.13 ; so σωτηρίας ἀ.