ἀντέρεισις

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ,

   A thrusting against, resistance, Hp.Art. 50; esp. the fulcrum or resistance used in reducing a dislocation, ib. 2; of joints, Arist.IA705a14; λάμπειν ἀντερείσει τοῦ αἰθέρος by its resistance, Plu.Lys.12; forward pressure, Ael.Tact.18.8; repulsion, Plu.2.396a, cf. Ph.1.153, Plot.4.3.26(pl.).    II Rhet., buttressing, mutual support, of clauses in a period, Demetr.Eloc.12.