What is "epanodos"

Epanodos \E*pan"o*dos\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a rising, return; 'epi` + ? a way up, rising; ? up + ? way.] (Rhet.) A figure of speech in which the parts of a sentence or clause are repeated in inverse order, as in the following:

O more exceeding love, or law more just? Just law, indeed, but more exceeding love!
--Milton.

n. (context rhetoric English) Repetition of a sequence of words or phrases in reverse order.

n. repetition or recapitulation in reverse order

Epanodos is a figure of speech used when the same word or two similar words are repeated within a passage of text.