τροπή, -ῆς, ἡ, (fr. τρέπω to turn), a turning: of the heavenly bodies, Jas. i. 17 (on this see ἀποσκίασμα); often so in the Grk. writ. fr. Hom. and Hes. down [see L. and 5. s. v. 1]; ef. Job xxxviii. 33; Sap. vii. 18; Deut. xxxiil. 14; [Soph. Lex. 5. v.].

τροπή tropē 1x

a turning round; a turning back, change, mutation, Jas. 1:17*

τροπή, -ῆς, ἡ

(< τρέπω), [in LXX: De 33:14, Jb 38:33, Wi 7:18, al. ;]

a turning: esp. of the revolution of heavenly bodies, fig., Ja 1:17 (v.s. ἀποσκίασμα).†

τροπή, “change.” The plur. τροπάς is found apparently with reference to the ‘‘turnings” of water-wheels for irrigation purposes in P Flor II. 16727 (iii/A.p.): ef. 2d. 21415 (A.D. 255) μίαν τροπήν. For the common meaning ‘‘solstice,” θερινή and χειμερινή, see P Hib I. 271%° (calendar—s.c. 301-240) ἡλίου τροπαὶ els θέρος, cf. 229, P Ryl I. 2751 αἰ. (astronomical treatise —iii/A.D.), Syé/ 870 (=%1264)! (iv/B.C.) τροπαὶ] χειμεριναί, and Preisigke 358°" (sun-dial—iii/B.c.) ἀπὸ χειμερινῶν δὲ τροπῶν [ἐ]πὶ θερινὰς τροπὰς μεθιστάμενοῖν τ]ὸ ἄκρον τῆς σκιᾶς. The verb τρέπω does not occur in the NT, but we may compare P Oxy VI. 935° (iii/A.D.) θεῶν συνλαμβανόντων ἡ ἀδελφὴ ἐπὶ τὸ] κομψότερον ἐτράπη, “‘ with the assistance of heaven our sister has taken a turn for the better” (Edd. ) with Jn 452: see also the Christian letter τό. 939!” (iv/A.D.) (= Selections, p. 129), where a dependent informs his master regarding his mistress—émi τ]ὸ ῥᾷον ἔδοξεν τετράφθαι, “she seemed to have taken a turn for the better.

τροπή (tropē) — turning. τροπ-ή, ἡ, (τρέπω) turn, turning:

I. τροπαὶ ἠελίοιο:

I. a ὅθι τροπαὶ ἠελίοιο apparently denotes a point on the horizon, probably the West or place where the sum sets (so [Refs 8th c.BC+]

I. b each of two fixed points in the solar year, the solstices, first in [Refs 8th c.BC+]at the time of the (winter) solstice, [Refs 7th c.BC+]; τ. χειμερινή[Refs 4th c.BC+]; τ. βόρειοι, νότιοι, [Refs 1st c.AD+] —when τροπαί is used alone, it mostly refers to the winter solstice, but the sense is always determined by the context, see [Refs 8th c.BC+] [same places]; περὶ ἡλίου τροπάς (i.e. χειμερινάς) [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—sometimes also of other heavenly bodies, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

I.2. turn, change, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τ. πρὸς τὸ βέλτιον turn for the better, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἱ περὶ τὸν ἀέρα τ. changes in the air or weather, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; of wine, a turning sour, [Refs]; going bad, of food, τ. καὶ διαφθορὰ τῶν παρακειμένων [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of phonetic change in language, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

I.3. τροπαὶ λέξεως a change of speech by figures or tropes (τρόποι), [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

I.4. αἱ τροπαί, ={αἱ τροπαῖαι}, alternating winds, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

II. the turning about of the enemy, putting to flight or routing him, τροπήν (or τροπάς) τινος ποιεῖν or ποιεῖσθαι put one to flight, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἵαν ἂν τροπὴν Εὐρυσθέως θείμην (θείην codices) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν τροπῇ δορός in the rout caused by the spear, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

III. used by [Refs 3rd c.AD+] position, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

IV. a coin, [Refs 5th c.AD+]; compare τροπαϊκόν.