Dictionary entry

ἀναβαθμός

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἀνα-βαθμός, -οῦ, ὁ

(< ἀναβαίνω), [in LXX for מַעֲלָה: III Ki 10:19, 20, IV Ki 9:1320:9 ff, II Ch 9:18, 19, Is 38:8, Ez 40:6, 49; ᾠδὴ τῶν ἀ., tit. 119(120)-133(134)*;]

1. a going up, an ascent (Pss, tit. 119(120)-133(134)?).

2. a step (LXX); pl., a flight of stairs: Ac 21:35, 40. (On the formation -θμός, v. MM, VGT, s.v.)†