Strō'phe, n.

(Synop., § 130), n.; pl. STRŌ'PHĒS. [Fr. strophe, It. strofa, strofe, Sp. estrofa, Lat. stropha, Gr. στροφή, from στρέφειν, to twist, to turn.] (Anc. Poet.) That part of a song, or dance, which was performed by turning from the right to the left of the orchestra.

☞ It was succeeded by the antistrophe, in a contrary direction. Hence, in ancient lyric poetry, the former of two stanzas was called the strophe, and the latter the antistrophe. To these an epode was sometimes added.