gradation
From LSJ
ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
succession: P. and V. διαδοχή, ἡ.
order, arrangement: P. and V. τάξις, ἡ.
in gradation: use adv., P. and V. ἑξῆς, ἐφεξῆς.