παλίρροος

A. back-flowing, refluent, κλύδων E. IT 1397; ebbing and flowing, metaph., of the breath, ἀήρ Opp. H. 2.398; ἄσθμα Tryph. 76.

II. metaph., recurring, returning upon one's head, πότμος E. HF 739(lyr.), cf. El. 1155(lyr.).