ἡλιοκάνθαρος: Difference between revisions
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ἐπ' αὐτὸν ἥκεις τὸν βατῆρα τῆς θύρας → you've come to the crux of the matter, come to the point, hit the nail on the head, you've come to the very threshold of the door, you are come to the very threshold of the door, you've arrived at the truth of the matter
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|Definition= | |Definition=ἡλιοκάνθαρον, [[the dung-beetle]] or [[scarab]], Alex.Trall.''Febr.''7. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:47, 25 August 2023
English (LSJ)
ἡλιοκάνθαρον, the dung-beetle or scarab, Alex.Trall.Febr.7.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1162] ὁ, Sonnenkäfer, der Mistkäfer, weil er in Aegypten der Sonne geweiht u. ihr Sinnbild war, Sp.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἡλιοκάνθᾰρος: -ον, κάνθαρος, κοπριών, μηλολόνθη· ἐκλήθη οὕτω, διότι ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ ἦτο ἱερὸς τῷ ἡλίῳ καὶ σύμβολον αὐτοῦ. Ἀλεξ. Τραλλ.