steadily, firmly
Ancient Greek word, found 12 times in the texts on Socratos.
Homer, Odyssey 19.113: τίκτῃ δʼ ἔμπεδα μῆλα, θάλασσα δὲ παρέχῃ ἰχθῦς
Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 4.392: νῆα καταφλέξαι, διά τʼ ἔμπεδα πάντα κεάσσαι,