ὑποβάθρα

ὑποβάθ-ρα, ἡ,

• plinth, pedestal, Supp.Epigr. 6.319 (Laodicea Combusta).
• • II metaph., ὑ. τῶν συλλογισμῶν S.E. P. 2.166, cf. Procl. Inst. 71; αἱ τῶν ἄλλων τεχνῶν ὑ. τε καὶ ἀρχαί Aristid.Quint. 3.10; ἡ ὕλη ὑ. καὶ ἕδρα δοκεῖ τῷ εἴδει εἶναι Plot. 6.3.4, cf. Ruf. Anat. 2.
  • • 2 pl., ὑποβάθραι stages in the pursuit of virtue, Max.Tyr. 40.4.[accent adjusted HD]