ἀνάβᾰσις, poet.ἄμβασις,εως,ἡ, (ἀναβαίνω)
A. going up, mounting,esp. on horseback, X. Eq. 3.11 ;way of mounting,ib. 7.4 .
b. concrete,πᾶσα ἄμβασις,
= πάντες ἀναβάται , allthe horsemen,
S. OC 1070 .
c. ascension,
εἰς τὸν ἕβδομον οὐρανόν
Ascens.Is. 10.21
.
d. ascentof soul to God, Hierocl. in CA 26p.481M.
2. expedition up fromthe coast, esp. into Central Asia, as that of the younger Cyrus related by X.
3. risingof ariver, Heph.Astr. 1.23 ; esp.inundationof the Nile, D.S. 1.34 , Placit. 4.1 , POxy. 483 ;δικαία ἀ.normalrise, OGI 666
(i A. D.): pl., Str. 16.1.24 , Plu. 2.368b .
4. Medic.,increasing periodof a disease, before the crisis (ἀκμή), Gal. 9.556 , al.