English
antistrophon
Antistrophon comes from Ancient Greek ἀντίστροφος ‘turned towards each other’, and goes back to στρέφω ‘to twist’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστρέφω‘to twist’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀντίστροφοςantístrophos‘turned towards each other’
- Englishearliest quotation 1642antistrophon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστρέφω‘to twist’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀντίστροφοςantístrophos‘turned towards each other’
- Englishearliest quotation 1642antistrophon
Earliest quotation: 1642, John Milton, Political: “Now that he may know what it is to…”
Linked words
through Ancient Greek στρέφω ‘to twist’
Today it means
noun A counterargument as a retort
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek στρέφω / antistrophon