εἴσοδοςorἔσοδος,ἡ,
A. entrance:
I. place of entrance, entry,
Od. 10.90 , Hdt. 1.9 , etc. ;ἐσόδους Φοίβου the entranceto his temple, E. Ion 104 (anap.); of a mountain-pass, ἡ διὰ Τρηχῖνος ἔ. ἐς τὴν Ἑλλάδα
Hdt. 7.176
; in a theatre,entrancefor the Chorus, Ar. Nu. 326 , Av. 296 ,v.Sch.;entrance-doorof a court of justice, Arist. Ath. 63.2 , etc. : metaph.,καλῶν ἔσοδοι pathsto glory, Pi. P. 5.116 .
II. entering, entrance,
εἴ. παρασχεῖν
X. HG 4.4.7
, etc. : pl., A. Eu. 30 .
2. entrance into the liststo contend in the games,ἱππείαν ἔ.(cf.εἰσέρχομαιII) Pi. P. 6.50 ; alsoἡ εἴ. τῆς δίκης εἰς τὸ δικαστήριον the introductionof it, Pl. Cri. 45e .
3. rightorprivilege of entrance,
ἔσοδον εἶναι παρὰ βασιλέα ἄνευ ἀγγέλου
Hdt. 3.118