stropha
From LSJ
Ἐλεύθερον φύλαττε τὸν σαυτοῦ τρόπον → Te liberum ipse moribus praesta tuis → Die Freiheit wahre deiner eignen Lebensart
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
strŏpha: ae, f., = στροφή>.
I A strophe in the chorus of the Greek and Roman dramas, Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 3 med.; Victor. p. 2501 P.—
II A trick, artifice (not ante-Aug.; and, as in Greek, mostly <number opt="n">plur.</number>): verbosae, Phaedr. 1, 14, 4; Sen. Ep. 26, 5; Prud. Apoth. 37 prooem.; Hier. in Ruf. 3, 14 al.—Sing.: ego aliquam stropham inveniam, Plin. Ep. 1, 18, 6; Mart. 11, 7, 4.
