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Webster 1913 Edition
Epistrophe
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E-pis′tro-phe
,Noun.
[L., from Gr. [GREEK] a turning toward, return, fr. [GREEK] to turn toward;
ἐπί
upon, to + [GREEK] to turn.] (Rhet.)
A figure in which successive clauses end with the same word or affirmation; e. g., “Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I.”
2 Cor. xi. 22.
Webster 1828 Edition
Epistrophe
EPIS'TROPHE
Definition 2024
epistrophe
epistrophe
English
Noun
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When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child. — The Bible, 1 Cor 13:11 |
epistrophe (plural epistrophes)
- (rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /eˈpis.tro.pʰeː/, [ɛˈpɪs.trɔ.pʰeː]
Noun
epistrophē f (genitive eipistrophēs); first declension
Inflection
First declension, Greek type.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | epistrophē | epistrophae |
| genitive | epistrophēs | epistrophārum |
| dative | epistrophae | epistrophīs |
| accusative | epistrophēn | epistrophās |
| ablative | epistrophē | epistrophīs |
| vocative | epistrophē | epistrophae |
References
- epistrophe in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “epistrophe”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.