ἔφοδος

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(A), ον,

   A accessible, f.l. for εὐεφ-, Th.6.66 (in Sup. -ώτατος), Polyaen.1.49.
ἔφοδ-ος (B), ὁ,

   A 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,

   A 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 καθ' 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, IG22.244.98 (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 SIG278.12 (Priene, iv B. C.), cf. IG11(4).547 (Delos, iii B. C.); access for traffic and intercourse, communication, ἔφοδοι παρ' ἀλλήλους Th.1.6; πρὸς ἀλλ. Id.5.35; right of importation, τῶν ἐπιτηδείων X.HG2.4.3.    b pl., natural passages, e.g. nostrils, Hp.Epid.6.2.16.    3 attempt, plan, method, ib.6.5.1, Arist.EE1230a35, 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.Ion1049 (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.