κλῖμαξ
κλῖμαξ,
ᾰκος,
ἡ,(
κλίνω)
A). ladder (because of its
leaning aslant),
SIG 1169.92 (Epid.);
scaling-ladder,
Th. 3.23 ,
X. HG 7.2.7 , etc.;
κλίμακος προσαμβάσεις A. Th. 466 ,cf.
E. Ph. 489 ;
κλιμάκων ὀρθοστάτας προσβαλών Id. Supp. 497 ;
προσθεῖναι Th.l.c.;
boarding-ladder, gangway,
E. IT 1351 ,
1382 ,
Theoc. 22.30 ;
κ. σκύτιναι, στύππιναι,
Ph. Bel. 102.13 ,
16 .
II). frame with crossbars, on which persons to be tortured were tied,
Ar. Ra. 618 ,
Com.Adesp. 422 .
2). ladder used in reducing dislocations,
Hp. Art. 42 ;
κ. ἰσχυροὺς ἔχουσα κλιμακτῆρας ib.
78 .
III). wrestler's trick,
ἀμφίπλεκτοι κ. S. Tr. 521 (lyr.), cf.
Hsch. s.v.
ἐκ κλίμακος .
V). part of a chariot, narrowing like steps,
Poll. 1.253 .
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">κλῖμαξ</span>, <span class="itype greek">ᾰκος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>,(<span class="etym greek">κλίνω</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ladder</span> (because of its <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">leaning aslant</span>), <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">SIG</span> 1169.92 </span> (Epid.); <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">scaling-ladder</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 3.23 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:2:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:2:7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HG</span> 7.2.7 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">κλίμακος προσαμβάσεις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:466" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:466/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 466 </a> ,cf.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:489" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:489/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 489 </a>; <span class="quote greek">κλιμάκων ὀρθοστάτας προσβαλών</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:497" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:497/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 497 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">προσθεῖναι</span> Th.l.c.; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">boarding-ladder, gangway</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:1351" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:1351/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IT</span> 1351 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:1382" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:1382/canonical-url/"> 1382 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22.30/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 22.30 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">κ. σκύτιναι, στύππιναι</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1599.tlg001:102:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1599.tlg001:102.13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ph.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Bel.</span> 102.13 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1599.tlg001:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1599.tlg001:16/canonical-url/"> 16 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">staircase</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1:330" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:1.330/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 1.330 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:10:558" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:10.558/canonical-url/"> 10.558 </a>,al., <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 22.463.46 </span>; <span class="foreign greek">κ. ξύλιναι</span> ib. <span class="bibl"> 1668.84 </span>; <span class="foreign greek">κ. ἑλικτή</span> winding <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">stair</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1240.tlg001:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1240.tlg001:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Callix.</span> 1 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">frame with crossbars</span>, on which persons to be tortured were tied, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:618" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:618/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ra.</span> 618 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Com.Adesp.</span> 422 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ladder used in reducing dislocations</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:42" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:42/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Art.</span> 42 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">κ. ἰσχυροὺς ἔχουσα κλιμακτῆρας</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:78" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:78/canonical-url/"> 78 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">wrestler\'s trick</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἀμφίπλεκτοι κ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:521" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:521/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 521 </a> (lyr.), cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span> </span> s.v. <span class="ref greek">ἐκ κλίμακος</span> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>IV).</strong></span> in Rhet., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">climax</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0613.tlg001:270" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0613.tlg001:270/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Demetr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eloc.</span> 270 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Quint.</span> 9.3.54 </span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Longin.</span> 23.1 </span> (pl.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>V).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">part of a chariot</span>, narrowing like steps, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:1:253" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:1.253/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Poll.</span> 1.253 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>VI).</strong></span> in pl., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">handrails</span> on either side of a bridge, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0074.tlg001:5:7:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0074.tlg001:5:7:5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 5.7.5 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}