στρεπτόν

A. easily twisted, pliant: ς. χιτών was (acc. to Aristarch.) a shirt of chainarmour or mail, Il. 5.113, 21.31; ς. λύγοι pliant withes, E. Cyc. 225; ς. κάλωες twisted, Orph. A. 623; ἁρπεδόνα AP 6.160 (Antip. Sid.); φλοιὸς ς. ἑλιττόμενος twisted, gnarled, Thphr. HP 3.13.2; ς. κεκρύφαλοι twined, wreathed, AP 6.219.4 (Antip.); θύσανοι ib.225 (Nicaen.); ῥυτίδες ib.5.203 (Mel.); ἐσθῆτες Diog.Oen. 10; κυμάτιον, of a moulding, LXX Ex. 25.10(11), al.; τὰ ς. τῶν στύλων, τῶν γλυφῶν ib.3 Ki. 7.41.

II. Subst. στρεπτός, ὁ (in D.S. 5.45, ς. κύκλος), collar of twisted or linked metal, χρύσεος ς. περιαυχένιος Hdt. 3.20, cf. 9.80, Pl. R. 553c, X. Cyr. 1.3.2, J. AJ 11.6.10:—also στρεπτόν, τό, IG 22.1388.28, Men. Epit. 187: pl., Plu. Art. 15.

2. of pastry, twist, roll, D. 18.260, cf. Hippoloch. ap. Ath. 4.13 d, Poll. 6.77: also στρεπτόν,τό, Jul. Ep. 180.

3. ς. μοτός or τιλτός a twist of lint, Gal. 14.795, Paul.Aeg. 6.6.

III. metaph., to be bent or turned, στρεπτοὶ καὶ θεοὶ αὐτοί the gods themselves may be turned (by prayer), Il. 9.497; ς. φρένες ἐσθλῶν 15.203; also ς. γλῶσσα glib, plant tongue, 20.248.

IV. bent, curved, ς. σίδηρος, of a pick-axe, E. HF 946; κορώνη, of a bow, Theoc. 25.212; ἄγκιστρα AP 6.27 (Theaet.).