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ἐφεδρεία

ἐφεδρεία, a sitting upon, sitting by, lying in wait, watchfulness

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ἐφεδρείας Noun: feminine accusative plural, Noun: feminine genitive singular of ἐφεδρεία

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ἐφεδρ-εία, ἡ,
  • a sitting upon, ἐπὶ δένδρεσι Arist. HA 614b6; ἡ ἐπὶ τοῖς ᾠοῖς ἐ. Id. IA 713a21.
    • II sitting by, waiting for oneʼs turn, of pugilists, etc., drawing ‘byes’, Pl. Lg. 819b.
      • 2 in war, reserve, Plb. 1.9.2, D.S. 17.12, D.H. 9.57 (pl.): but in pl., observation-posts, Ath.Mech. 16.4.
    • III lying near, protection, ἡ τῶν πολεμίων ἐ. Plb. 23.16.2; station, post, τῷ φυγόντι ἐξ ἐ. Id. 1.17.11; lying in wait, Plu. Flam. 8, Onos. 14.1.
    • IV watchfulness against symptoms of disease, περὶ ἐ., title of work by Antonius the Epicurean, Gal. 5.1. (Sts. written -ρία.)

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