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στρεβλότης

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Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses

Plato, Laws, 719c
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Transliteration A: streblótēs Transliteration B: streblotēs Transliteration C: strevlotis Beta Code: streblo/ths

English (LSJ)

ητος, ἡ,

   A being twisted, crookedness, τῆς αἰχμῆς Plu.Mar.25; καμπαῖς καὶ στρεβλότησι, of roads in an ant-heap, Id.2.968b.    II frowardness, perversity, Aq., Thd.Pr.4.24, Aq., Al.ib.6.14.