ἀνατρεπτικός

English (LSJ)

ή, όν,

   A turning upside down, upsetting, ἐπιτήδευμα . . πόλεως ὥσπερ νεὼς ἀ. Pl.R.389d; στομάχου Dsc.2.70; of the pulse (dub. sens.), Gal. 8.928, cf. 644; οἱ ἀ. διάλογοι Plato's refutative dialogues, as 'Euthydemus' and 'Gorgias', Thrasyll. ap. D.L.3.59, cf. Hermog.Meth. 10.

German (Pape)

[Seite 211] umkehrend, zerstörend, Plat. Rep. III, 389 d u. Sp.