ἀποτορνεύω
From LSJ
Πάντα ταῦτα ἐπείρασα ἐν τῇ σοφίᾳ: εἶπα Σοφισθήσομαι, καὶ αὐτὴ ἐμακρύνθη ἀπ' ἐμοῦ· κτλ. (Εcclesiastes 7:23f., LXX version) → I tried to give proof in wisdom of all those things; I said, I will be wise, but that wisdom was far from me ...
English (LSJ)
A round off as by the lathe, εἰς σφαῖραν -τετορνευμένος Ph.1.505: metaph. of polished language, σαφῆ καὶ στρογγύλα . . τὰ ὀνόματα ἀποτετόρνευται Pl.Phdr.234e (imitated by Plu.2.45a); κέγχρους Jul.Or.3.112a; περιόδους ib.2.77a.
German (Pape)
[Seite 332] abdrechseln, d. h. sorgfältig ausarbeiten, ὀνόματα σαφῆ καὶ στρογγύλα ἀποτετόρνευται Plat. Phaedr. 234 e; λόγον Rhett. – νῆσον, eine Insel bilden.
