ἀνα-στροφή,ἡ,
A. turning upside down, upsetting, overthrow,
E. Fr. 301 (pl.);μοῖραν εἰς ἀ. δίδωσι,
= ἀναστρέφει , Id. Andr. 1007 ;disorder, confusion,
Posidipp. 26.22 .
2. turning back, return,
S. Ant. 226 ;πολλὰς ἀ. ποιούμενος,of a hunter, making manycasts backward,
X. Cyn. 6.25 ;wheeling round,of a horse, Id. Eq.Mag. 3.14 ; of soldiers in battle, whether to flee or rally, Id. Cyr. 5.4.8 ; μηκέτι δοῦναι αὐτοῖς ἀ. time to rally,
Id. HG 4.3.6
, cf. Ages. 2.3 ; esp. of thereversalof a wheeling movement, Ascl. Tact. 10.6 , Ael. Tact. 25.7 , Arr. Tact. 21.4 ; of a ship, Th. 2.89 ; ἐξ ἀ. turning back,
Plb. 4.54.4
; κατ' ἀναστροφήν conversely,
S.E. M. 7.430
.