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ἐφέδρα

ἐφέδρα, a sitting by

ἐφέδρ-α, Ion, ἐπέδρη, ἡ,
  • sitting by or before a place: hence, siege, blockade, Hdt. 1.17; ἐπέδρην ποιήσασθαι Id. 5.65; observation of 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 surface of a threshold, Rev.Phil. 44.249 (Didyma, ii B.C.).
    • III a plant, = ἵππουρις, Hsch., Plin. HN 26.36, Ps.-Dsc. 4.46.

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