reflexio
From LSJ
Ὅμηρον ἐξ Ὁμήρου σαφηνίζειν → explain Homer from Homer, explain Homer with Homer
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
rĕflexĭo: ōnis, f. id..
I A bending or turning back, reflection (post-class.): cervicis, Macr. S. 5, 11. —
II Trop., the conversion of a proposition, App. Dogm. Plat. 3, p. 33, 34; Mart. Cap. 4, § 412.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
rĕflexĭō, ōnis, f. (reflecto),
1 action de tourner en arrière, de retourner : Macr. Sat. 5, 11, 11
2 [fig.] la réciproque [d’une proposition] : Capel. 4, 412.
