διήλθομεν διὰ πυρὸς καὶ ὕδατος → we went through fire and water, we have gone through fire and water
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P. and V. βάθρον, τό, Ar. and V. κλιμακτήρ, ὁ, V. ἐνήλατα, τά. Rungs of a ladder: V. κλίμακος προσαμβάσεις.