προσανά-βᾰσις,
poetry προσάμβ-, εως, ἡ, going up, ascent, [[ LXX.Josh.15.3, Bacchius Musicus cited in 1st c.BC: Apollonius Citiensis Medicus 1 (_plural_)] LXX+1st c.BC+]; κλίμακος προσαμβάσεις a ladder's means of ascent, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 466, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1173 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; πηκτῶν κλιμάκων π.[[ [prev. work] 489, “Ba.” 1213 ] Refs]; τειχέων π. place where they may be approached, [[ [prev. author] “Ph.” 744 ] Refs]; δωμάτων π. steps leading to the house, [[ [prev. author] “IT” 97. ] Refs]