epanalepsis

English

Examples
Bible, 1 Corinthians 11:18-20: "For first of all, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it. For there must also be factions among you, that those who are approved may be recognized among you. Therefore when you come together in one place, it is not to eat the Lord's Supper."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin epanalepsis, from Ancient Greek ἐπανάληψις (epanálēpsis), from ἐπαναλαμβάνω (epanalambánō), from ἐπί (epí) +‎ ἀνά (aná) +‎ λαμβάνω (lambánō).

Noun

epanalepsis (uncountable)

1. (rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or clause after intervening matter.
   • 1835, L[arret] Langley, “[Rhetorical Turns.] Epanalepsis.”, in A Manual of the Figures of Rhetoric, […], Doncaster, South Yorkshire: […] C. White, […], →OCLC, page 81:

     Epanalepsis words will recommend
     The same at the beginning and the end.

   • 1857, Josiah Willard Gibbs, Philological Studies: With English Illustrations:

     The repetition of a word or phrase in the same sense […] as in the epanalepsis, adds weight to the thought or idea, and increases its logical worth.

Synonyms

• epanadiplosis

Related terms

• epanaleptic

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: epanalepsi f
• French: épanalepse (fr) f
• Greek: επανάληψη (el) f (epanálipsi)
• Russian: эпана́лепсис (ru) m (epanálepsis)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin epanalepsis, from Ancient Greek ἐπανάληψις (epanálēpsis), from ἐπαναλαμβάνω (epanalambánō), from ἐπί (epí) +‎ ἀνά (aná) +‎ λαμβάνω (lambánō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /epanaˈlebsis/ [e.pa.naˈleβ̞.sis]
• Rhymes: -ebsis
• Syllabification: e‧pa‧na‧lep‧sis

Noun

epanalepsis f (uncountable)

1. (rhetoric) epanalepsis

   Synonym: epanadiplosis

Further reading

• “epanalepsis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025