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ἔφοδος

ἔφοδος, accessible

ἔφοδος2, one who goes the rounds

ἔφοδος3, a way towards, approach, attack

ἔφοδ-ος (A), ον,
  • accessible, f.l. for εὐεφ-, Th. 6.66 (in Sup. -ώτατος), Polyaen. 1.49.
ἔφοδ-ος (B), ὁ,
  • one who goes the rounds, X. Cyr. 8.6.16, Plb. 6.36.6.
      • 2 inspector, PTeb. 30.27 (ii B. C.).
ἔφοδ-ος (C), ἡ,
  • approach, Th. 4.129, 6.99 (pl.); αὐτόθεν ἐπὶ τοὺς πολεμίους X. An. 4.2.6; εἰς τὸν λόφον ib. 3.4.41; entrance to a holy place, Jahresh. 18 Beibl. 23 (Cilicia, ii A. D.); ἔφοδον θύειν sacrifice on arrival, GDI 2501.34 (Delph.).
        • b ἔφοδοι θαλάττης advance of the tides, Thphr. Metaph. 29.
        • c in argument, method of reasoning, ἡ ἀπὸ τῶν καθʼ ἕκαστον ἐπὶ τὰ καθόλου ἔ. Arist. Top. 105a14; τὰ ἀκόλουθα, τὰ ἑξῆς τῆς ἐ., Ph. 1.572, 598; ἐξ ἐναργέος ἐφόδου, i. e. from the clear teaching of experience, Hp. Praec. 1.
        • d Archit., course of masonry, IG 2(2).244.98 (iv B. C.), 5(2).33 (Tegea, iii B. C.).
      • 2 means of approach, Plb. 1.13.9; right of access, δίδοσθαί τινι τὴν ἔ. ἐπὶ τοὺς πολλούς Id. 4.34.5; ἐπὶ τὰς ἀρχὰς καὶ τὸν δῆμον SIG 278.12 (Priene, iv B. C.), cf. IG ΙΙ(4).547 (Delos, iii B. C.); access for traffic and intercourse, communication, ἔφοδοι παρʼ ἀλλήλους Th. 1.6; πρὸς ἀλλ. Id. 5.35; right of importation, τῶν ἐπιτηδείων X. HG 2.4.3.
        • b pl., natural passages, e.g. nostrils, Hp. Epid. 6.2.16.
      • 3 attempt, plan, method, ib. 6.5.1, Arist. EE 1230a35, Thphr. Sens. 60; ἔ. τῆς ἐξηγήσεως Plb. 3.1.11; method of procedure, Vett.Val. 24.12; σοφιστικοῖς λόγοις καὶ ἐφόδοις χρησάμενοι Id. 334.9.
    • II attack, onslaught, A. Eu. 375 (lyr., pl.), Th. 1.93, etc.; τοῦ στρατεύματος X. An. 2.2.18; ἔφοδον ποιεῖσθαι Th. 2.95; δέξασθαι Id. 4.126, Pl. Phd. 95b; γνώμης μᾶλλον ἐφόδῳ ἢ ἰσχύος Th. 3.11; ἐξ ἐφόδου τρέψασθαι at the first assault, Plb. 1.36.11, cf. OGI 654.4 (Egypt, i B. C.), etc.; τῇ πρώτῃ ἐφόδῳ ἁλῶναι D.H. 4.51; αὐτῆ ἐ. τρεψόμενοι τοὺς πολεμίους Id. 3.4; of ships, εἰς τὴν ὁδὸν καὶ εἰς τὴν ἔφοδον dub.l. in Plb. 3.25.4 codd. (leg. ἄφ-) ; νυκτιπόλοι ἔφοδοι of the haunting powers of darkness, as subject to Persephone, E. Ion 1049 (lyr.).
      • 2 attack or access of fever, Hp. Prog. 20; afflux of heat or cold, Id. Vict. 1.32 (pl.).
      • 3 Rhet., artful exordium, D.H. Is. 3 (pl.), Lys. 15; = insinuatio, [Cic.] ad Herenn. 1.4.6, cf. Aphth. Prog. 13, etc.
    • III proceedings in a law-court, suit, PHib. 1.96.10 (iii B. C.), etc.

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