ὑποστρέφω

English (LSJ)

   A turn round about or back, ἵππους Il.5.581, cf. 505; πάλιν ὑ. βίοτον εἰς Ἅιδαν E.HF736 (lyr.); ὁ κισσὸς . . Βακχίαν ὑποστρέφων ἅμιλλαν bringing back the Bacchic struggle, i. e. the swift and eager dance, S.Tr.220 (lyr., s. v.l.).    2 roll up, Arist.Pr. 895b10 (Pass.).    3 Pass., revolve beneath, τινι Arat.73: c. acc., Id.512 (better γαῖαν ὕπο σ.).    II intr., turn about, esp. of persons flying or retreating, Il.12.71, Hdt.7.211,9.14, Th.3.24; φύγαδ' αὖτις ὑ. Il.11.446; δεῦρ' ὑ. πάλιν E.Alc.1019; τοὔμπαλιν ὑ. X.An.6.6.38; πάλιν ὑποστρέψαντα φεύγειν Antipho 2.4.5:—Pass., αὖτις ὑποστρεφθείς Il.11.567, cf. Hdt.4.129; -στρᾰφείς S.OT728.    2 generally, return, αὖτις ὑ. Od.8.301, cf. Hdt.4.120,124, al.; ἐπὶ ζήτησιν ib.140; εἰς τὰς πατρίδας τὰς ἰδίας PGiss.40 ii 8 (iii A. D.), cf. PFlor.247.10 (iii A. D.); in fut. Med., οὐ μὲν γάρ τί σ' ὑποστρέψεσθαι ὀΐω Od.18.23; of a disease, return, recur, Hp.Epid.1.3, Gal.15.751.    3 turn away, and so elude an attack, E.IA363 (troch.), X.An.2.1.18: metaph. in Med., c. inf., refuse, τὸν ἀΐδιον ἐπιγινώσκειν Θεὸν ὑπεστρέφοντο (sc. οἱ Βλέμυες) PMasp.4.9 (vi A. D.).    4 ὑποστρέψαντες reversely, Ar.Av. 1283.    5 retract the accent, A.D.Synt.308.8.