κρηπίς

1. a half-boot , (Xenophon Historicus):—; κρηπῖδες soldiers' boots , i. e. soldiers themselves, (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus)

2. generally, a groundwork, foundation, basement of a temple or altar, (Herdotus Historicus), etc.:—;metaphorically, κρηπὶς σοφῶν ἐπέων (Pindar); οὐδέπω κρηπὶς κακῶν ὕπεστι we have not yet got to the bottom of misery, (Aeschulus Tragicus); ἡ ἐγκράτεια ἀρετῆς κρηπίς self-control is the foundation of virtue, (Xenophon Historicus)

3. the walled edge of a river, a quay , Lat. crepido, (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)