κλῖμαξ,ᾰκος,ἡ, (κλίνω)
A. ladder(because of itsleaning aslant), SIG 1169.92 (Epid.);scaling-ladder, Th. 3.23 , X. HG 7.2.7 , etc.; κλίμακος προσαμβάσεις
A. Th. 466
,cf. E. Ph. 489 ; κλιμάκων ὀρθοστάτας προσβαλών
Id. Supp. 497
;προσθεῖναιTh.l.c.;boarding-ladder, gangway, E. IT 1351 , 1382 , Theoc. 22.30 ;κ. σκύτιναι, στύππιναι, Ph. Bel. 102.13 , 16 .
2. staircase, Od. 1.330 , 10.558 ,al., IG 22.463.46 ;κ. ξύλιναιib. 1668.84 ;κ. ἑλικτήwindingstair, Callix. 1 .
II. frame with crossbars, on which persons to be tortured were tied, Ar. Ra. 618 , Com.Adesp. 422 .
2. ladder used in reducing dislocations, Hp. Art. 42 ;κ. ἰσχυροὺς ἔχουσα κλιμακτῆραςib. 78 .
III. wrestler's trick, ἀμφίπλεκτοι κ.
S. Tr. 521
(lyr.), cf. Hsch.
s.v. ἐκ κλίμακος .