ἐφέδρα
ἐφέδρα, a sitting by
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ἐπέδρης Noun: feminine genitive singular of ἐφέδρα
ἐφέδρ-α, Ion, ἐπέδρη, ἡ,
- sitting by or before a place: hence, siege, blockade, Hdt. 1.17; ἐπέδρην ποιήσασθαι Id. 5.65; observation of a besieged place, Ath.Mech. 18.14 (pl.).
- 2 sitting upon, Pl. Plt. 288a.
- II stable, Phleg. Mir. 3.
- 2 base, Hero Spir. 1.30.
- 3 surface of a threshold, Rev.Phil. 44.249 (Didyma, ii B.C.).
- III a plant, = ἵππουρις, Hsch., Plin. HN 26.36, Ps.-Dsc. 4.46.
ἐφ·έδρα, ας (ἡ)
I act.
1 action de s’asseoir sur, de siéger sur, Plat. Pol. 288a ||
2 action d’assiéger, Hdt. 1, 17 ; ἐπέδρην (ion.) ποιεῖσθαι, Hdt. 5, 65, faire un siège ||
II pass. siège, base, Héron Spir. 183 ||
III éphédra, sorte de prêle, arbrisseau, Plin. H.N. 26, 20 (cf. ἵππουρις) ||
➳ Ion. ἐπέδρη, v. ci-dessus.
Étym. ἐπί, ἑδρά.
ἐφέδρα, ἡ, das Dabeisitzen, die Belagerung, Her. 1.17, 5.65, in ion. Form ἐπέδρη. – Das Daraufsitzen, Plat. Polit. 288a. – Eine Pflanze, = ἵππουρις, Hesych.; vgl. Plin. H.N. 26.7.10.
ἐφέδρα
- a sitting by or before a place: a siege, blockade, Lat. obsessio, Hdt.