πρόβημα
From LSJ
ἵνα οὖν μηδ' ἐν τούτῳ δῷ αὐτοῖς λαβήν (Photius, Fragments on the Epistle to the Romans 483.26) → so that he doesn't give them even here a handle (= an opportunity for refutation)
English (LSJ)
ατος, τό,
A a step forward, Ar.Pl.759.
German (Pape)
[Seite 711] τό, Vorschritt, Fortschritt, Ar. Plut. 759.