πρόβασις

εως, ἡ
A. property in cattle, abundance of cattle, κειμήλιά τε πρόβασίν τε Od. 2.75; cf. προβατεία.
II. advance, τὰς π. ποιεῖσθαι Str. 7.1.5; progression of musical sounds, Iamb. VP 26.120; π. τῶν χρόνων Sor. 1.110: pl., π. τοῦ νοῦ Ph. 1.595.
2. bodily growth, Sor. 1.114, Gal. 19.373.
3. ἐκ προβάσεως, = ἐκ προσαγωγῆς, Maria ap.Zos.Alch.p.158 B.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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