ἀνάκρου-σις,εως,ἡ,
A. pushing back,esp.pushinga shipback, backing water,
Th. 7.36 ;ἡ πάλιν ἀ.ib. 62 ; of a horse, with the bit, Plu. 2.549c : metaph.,reactionagainst depression,-σεις τοῦ φρονήματοςib. 78a ;return,
τῆς παλινδρομίας
Iamb. in Nic. p.76
P.
II. in Music,first beginning of a tune,
Str. 9.3.10 .