epistrophe

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin epistrophē, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπιστροφή (epistrophḗ).

Noun
Examples

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)

  1. (rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.
    Synonyms: epiphora, antistrophe
    Antonym: anaphora

See also

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιστροφή (epistrophḗ).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /eˈpis.tro.pʰeː/, [ɛˈpɪs.trɔ.pʰeː]

Noun

epistrophē f (genitive eipistrophēs); first declension

  1. (rhetoric) a returning

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
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