ἐφεδρεία

English (LSJ)

ἡ,

   A a sitting upon, ἐπὶ δένδρεσι Arist.HA614b6; ἡ ἐπὶ τοῖς ᾠοῖς ἐ. Id.IA713a21.    II sitting by, waiting for one's turn, of pugilists, etc., drawing 'byes', Pl.Lg.819b.    2 in war, reserve, Plb.1.9.2, D.S.17.12, D.H.9.57 (pl.): but in pl., observationposts, Ath.Mech.16.4.    III lying near, protection, ἡ τῶν πολεμίων ἐ. Plb.23.16.2; station, post, τῷ φυγόντι ἐξ ἐ. Id.1.17.11; lying in wait, Plu.Flam.8, Onos.14.1.    IV watchfulness against symptoms of disease, περὶ ἐ., title of work by Antonius the Epicurean, Gal.5.1. (Sts. written -ρία.)

German (Pape)

[Seite 1113] ἡ, das Daraufsitzen, ἡ ἐπὶ τοῖς δένδρεσιν ἐφ. Arist. H. A. 9, 9. – Dah. das Aufpassen, Auflauern, καὶ κατασκοπή Plut. Flamin. 8; das Darauffolgen, Eintreten des neuen Fechters, πυκτῶν καὶ παλαιστῶν Plat. Legg. VII, 819 b; dah. im Kriege die Reserve, Pol. 1, 9, 2; ἐφεδρείας ἔχοντες τάξιν 3, 45, 5, öfter, wie Sp., D. Hal. 9, 57; D. Sic. 14, 12.