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|Definition=ἡ, (κάμπτω) <span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[winding]], of a river, <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.185</span>; <b class="b3">Εὐβοΐδα κ</b>., of the Euripus, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Fr.</span>30</span>; τὰς κ. τῶν Χωρίων <span class="bibl">Aen.Tact.15.6</span>; τόπους καμπὰς ἔχοντας <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">Tact.</span>35.4</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> [[flexion]], [[bending]], τὰ ἄποδα δυσὶ Χρώμενα προέρχεται καμπαῖς <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">IA</span>707b9</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">HA</span>490a31</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> [[curved part]], <span class="bibl">Hero<span class="title">Spir.</span>2.16</span>, <span class="bibl">Sor.2.62</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">turning-post in a racecourse</b>, περὶ ταῖσι καμπαῖς ἡνίοχοι πεπτωκότες <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pax</span>905</span>; καμπαῖσι δρόμων <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">IA</span>224</span>(lyr.); <b class="b3">εὐλαβηθῆναι περὶ τὴν κ</b>. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ion</span>537a</span>: metaph., <b class="b3">μῦθον ἐς καμπὴν ἄγε</b> bring a speech to [[its goal]] (cf. καμπτήρ <span class="bibl">11</span>), <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">El.</span> 659</span>; καμπὴν ποιεῖσθαι <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phd.</span>72b</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> in Music, [[turn]], [[sudden change]], εἴ τις κάμψειέν τινα καμπήν <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>969</span>; <b class="b3">ἐξαρμονίους κ</b>. <span class="bibl">Pherecr. 145.9</span>, cf. ib. <span class="bibl">28</span>; καμπαὶ ᾀσμάτων <span class="bibl">Philostr.<span class="title">VS</span>2.28</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> Rhet., [[rounding off]] of a period, <span class="bibl">Cic.<span class="title">Att.</span>1.14.4</span>(pl.), <span class="bibl">Demetr.<span class="title">Eloc.</span>10</span>, <span class="bibl">17</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">IV</span> [[bend]] or [[flexure]] of a limb, <b class="b3">τῶν ὤμων, τῶν ἰσχίων, τῶν δακτύλων</b>, etc., <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>498a25</span>sqq., cf. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ti.</span>74e</span>; of the skull, <b class="b3">οὐκ ἔχουσα καμπάς</b> ib.<span class="bibl">75c</span>; <b class="b3">οὐλὴ καμπῆ</b> ( -ῇ) Χιρὸς δεξιᾶς <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Sammelb.</span>7031.5</span> (i A.D.).</span>