κλιμακίζω
From LSJ
Πρόσεχε τῷ ὑποκειμένῳ ἢ τῇ ἐνεργείᾳ ἢ τῷ δόγματι ἢ τῷ σημαινομένῳ. → Look to the essence of a thing, whether it be a point of doctrine, of practice, or of interpretation.
English (LSJ)
A use the wrestler's trick called κλῖμαξ (signf. 111), Ar.Fr.4 D., Poll.3.155. 2 metaph., pervert, distort, τοὺς νόμους Din.Fr.9.1 (κλιμάζω Harp., Phot.). 3 rear (?), of a horse, Ar.Fr.63b.
