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ἀναβολή

anabole

that which is thrown up, mound of earth, bank

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

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ἀναβολή, poet. ἀμβολή, ἡ : (ἀναβάλλω): I. of things: 1. that which is thrown up, mound of earth, bank, X. An. 5.2.5, D.S. 17.95; ἀ. χωμάτων casting up of dykes, Arch.Pap. 6.132 (Denderah); διωρύγων PAmh. 2.91.11 (pl.). 2. that which is thrown back over the shoulder, mantle, Pl. Prt. 342c, PPetr. 3p.48 (iii B. C.), LXX Ne. 5.13, al.; of the toga, Nic.Dam. p.119D.: also, fashion of wearing a cloak, Luc. Somn. 6. II. of actions, 1. striking up, prelude on the lyre preliminary to singing, ὁπόταν προοιμίων ἀμβολὰς τεύχῃς ἐλελιζομένη, addressed to the lyre, Pi. P. 1.4; esp. of dithyramb, Eup. 5D.: hence, rambling dithyrambic ode, Ar. Av. 1385, cf. Pax 830, Arist. Rh. 1409b25; cf. ἀναβάλλω B. I. 2. putting off, delaying, οὐκέτι ἐς ἀναβολὰς ἐποιεῦντο τὴν ἀποχώρησιν Hdt. 8.21; ὅ τι μέλλετε . . μὴ ἐς ἀ. πράσσετε Th. 7.15; οὐκ ἐς ἀμβολάς without delay, E. Heracl. 270; ἐς μηδεμίαν ἀ. PAmh. 2.34i.5; ἐν ταῖς ἀ. τῶν κακῶν ἔνεστʼ ἄκη E. HF 93; ἐπὶ ἀναβολῇ πρᾶσιν, ὠνὴν ποιεῖσθαι sell, buy on credit, Pl. Lg. 915e; ἀναβολήν τινος ποιεῖσθαι Th. 2.42; ποιεῖν Pl. Smp. 201d; εἰς τὸ γῆρας ἀναβολὰς ποιεῖν Men. 235.8; δακρύοις . . ἐμποιεῖν ἀ. τῷ πάθει Id. 599; ἀναβολὰν λαβόντες ἔτη τρία IG 9(2).205.22 (Thess.). b. deferred payment, εὐχρηστήσας σῖτον ἐπʼ ἀναβολῇ Ἀρχ.Ἐφ. 1912.60 (Gonni). 3. ἀ. δίκης ἐπὶ τὸν βασιλέα reference, appeal, Str. 13.1.55. 4. lifting, hence, removal, of tumours, Antyll. ap. Orib. 45.2.6. III. intr., going up, ascent, way up, ἀ. τῶν Ἄλπεων Plb. 3.39.9, etc.; τὴν ἀ. ποιεῖσθαι 50.3. 2. bubbling up, πομφολύγων Arist. Pr. 936b1, Thphr. Ign. 16; of the Nile, sources, ἀμβολαί CIG 4924 (Philae).
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