ἑπτάπυλος

A. with seven gates, epith. of Boeotian Thebes (cf. ἑκατόμπυλος), Il. 4.406, Od. 11.263, B. 18.47, Anaxandr. 41.21, cf. A. Th. 165 (lyr.), S. Ant. 119 (lyr.).

II. ἑ. κλῖμαξ stairway symbolizing the ascent of the soul through the seven planetary spheres, Cels. ap. Origenes Cels. 6.22 (prob. for ὑψί‐).