διάβασις
εως, ἡ
A.
crossing over, passage, δ. ποιεῖσθαι Hdt. 1.186, etc.; act of crossing, αἱ δ. τῶν ὀχετῶν διασπῶσι τὰς φάλαγγας Arist. Pol. 1303b12.
2.
means or place of crossing, Hdt. 1.205; δ. ποταμῶν fords, Th. 7.74, cf. X. An. 1.5.12, etc.; bridge, ib.2.3.10; passage along a ship's deck, gangway, Hp. Ep. 14, Plu. Cim. 12; ferry-boat, LXX 2 Ki. 19.18.
II.
the Jewish Passover, Ph. 1.117.
III.
ἡ τῶν ὡρῶν δ. transition of the seasons, Ael. NA 9.46.
IV.
in Gramm., transitive force of Verbs, τὰ ἐν δ. τοῦ προσώπου ῥήματα A.D. Synt. 202.7, al.
V.
in Rhet. of intervals or pauses in pronunciation caused by long syllables and the like , ῥυθμοὶ πλείστην ἔχοντες δ. D.H. Comp. 20; cf. διαβαίνω 1.