ἀναβαθμός
From LSJ
Χρὴ τῶν ἀγαθῶν διακναιομένων πενθεῖν ὅστις χρηστὸς ἀπ' ἀρχῆς νενόμισται → When a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him
English (LSJ)
ὁ,
A flight of steps, stair, Hdt.2.125, Arist.Oec.1347a5, D.C.65.21; δι' ἀναβαθμῶν by degrees, Ph.2.557.
German (Pape)
[Seite 179] ὁ, dass., Her. 1, 125; Ael. H. A. 6, 61.