antimetabole
οὐ μακαριεῖς τὸν γέροντα, καθ' ὅσον γηράσκων τελευτᾷ, ἀλλ' εἰ τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς συμπεπλήρωται· ἕνεκα γὰρ χρόνου πάντες ἐσμὲν ἄωροι → do not count happy the old man who dies in old age, unless he is full of goods; in fact we are all unripe in regards to time
Latin > English
antimetabole antimetaboles N F :: reciprocal interchange
Wikipedia EN
In rhetoric, antimetabole is the repetition of words in successive clauses, but in transposed order; for example, "I know what I like, and I like what I know". It is related to, and sometimes considered a special case of, chiasmus.
An antimetabole can be predictive, because it is easy to reverse the terms. It may trigger deeper reflection than merely stating one half of the line.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
antĭmĕtăbŏlē: ēs, f., = ἀντιμεταβολή, a rhet. fig.,
I a reciprocal interchange, in Auct. ad Her. 4, 28, 39, called commutatio, e. g.: non ut edam vivo, sed ut vivam edo, Isid. Orig. 2, 21, p. 81 Lind. (in Quint. 9, 3, 85, written as Greek, Halm).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
antĭmĕtăbŏlē, ēs, f. (ἀντιμεταβολή), conversion [fig. de rhét.] : Isid. Orig. 2, 21, 11 ; cf. Quint. 9, 3, 85.
Latin > German (Georges)
antimetabolē, ēs, f. (ἀντιμεταβολή, Quint. 9, 3, 85), eine rhet. Figur, gegenseitige Vertauschung (rein lat. commutatio bei Cornif. rhet. 4, 39, od. permutatio b. Auct. carm. de fig. 16), zB. non ut edam vivo, sed ut vivam edo, Isid. 2, 21, 11: per antimetabolen, Charis. 287, 15.
Translations
bg: антиметабола; de: Antimetabole; en: antimetabole; fr: antimétabole; hr: antimetabola; it: antimetabole; ja: 倒置反復法; la: antimetabole; nl: antimetabool; oc: antimetabòla; pl: antymetabola; ru: антиметабола; sh: antimetabola; simple: antimetabole; sk: antimetabola; sr: антиметабола; tl: antimetabole; uz: antimetabolitlar
Latin > Chinese
antimetabole, es. f. :: 兩句交互之言。 v. q. Non vivo ut edam, sed edo ut vivam 吾生非爲謀食而食聊以衛生。
