ἑπτάπυλος
ἑπτά-πῠλος, ον,
A). with seven gates, epith. of Boeotian Thebes (cf. ἑκατόμπυλος), , 4.406 , 11.263 , 18.47 , cf. 41.21 Th. 165 (lyr.), Ant. 119 (lyr.).
II). ἑ. κλῖμαξ stairway symbolizing the ascent of the soul through the seven planetary spheres, ap. Cels. 6.22 (prob. for ὑψί-).