βαθμίς

ίδος, ῖδος, ἡ
A. step or threshold, ἀκρᾶν βαθμίδων ἄπο Pi. P. 5.7, cf. J.AJ 15.11.5; cf. βασμίς.
II. base, pedestal, Pi. N. 5.1.
2. socket, Hp. Fract. 2: generally, hollow in a joint, ib.37.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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