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ἀπόβασις

ἀπόβασις, a stepping off, disembarking

ἀπόβᾰσις, εως, ἡ, (ἀποβαίνω)
  • stepping off, disembarking, ἀπὸ τῶν νεῶν ἐς τὴν Λοκρίδα ἀποβάσεις ποιησάμενοι Th. 3.103, cf. 115; ἡ ναντικὴ ἐπʼ ἄλλους ἀ. landing from ships in the face of an enemy, Id. 4.10: abs., ποιεῖσθαι ἀ. disembark, land, Id. 2.26; ἀ. ἐστι a landing is possible, Id. 4.13, cf. 6.75; οὐκ ἔχει ἀπόβασιν does not admit of landing, or has no landing-place, Id. 4.8; ἐν ἀποβάσει τῆς γῆς, = ἀποβάντες ἐς τὴν γῆν, Id. 1.108.
      • 2 in Plb. 8.4.4 ἐξ ἀποβάσεως ἰσοϋψὴς τῷ τείχει, of a ladder, equal in height to the wall, when planted at the proper distance from its foot, cf. Id. 9.19.7.
    • II way of escape, Plu. Sol. 14.
    • III result, issue, τῶν εἰρημένων Aret. SA 2.4, Luc. Hes. 6 (pl.), Artem. 4.83; of prophecies, Phld. D. 1.25; success in a race (prob.), Tab.Defix.Aud. 234.59 (Carthage, i A.D.), al.
    • IV = ἀγὼν ἀποβατικός, IG 7.4254 (Oropus, iv B.C.).
    • V numerical sequence, Theol.Ar. 60.

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