ἐφέδρ-α, Ion,ἐπέδρη,ἡ,
A. sitting byorbeforea place: hence,siege, blockade, Hdt. 1.17 ; ἐπέδρην ποιήσασθαι
Id. 5.65
;observationof a besieged place, Ath.Mech. 18.14 (pl.).
2. sitting upon, Pl. Plt. 288a .
II. stable, Phleg. Mir. 3 .
2. base, Hero Spir. 1.30 .
3. surfaceof a threshold, Rev.Phil. 44.249 (Didyma,ii B.C.).
III. a plant, = ἵππουρις , Hsch. , Plin. HN 26.36 , Ps.- Dsc. 4.46 .