nepa
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
Latin > English
nepa nepae N F :: scorpion; a crab
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
nĕpa: ae, f. acc. to Paul. ex Fest. p. 164 and 165 Müll., an African word: Afrorum linguā est animal venenatum, caudā feriens, alio nomine scorpius, etc., Fest. l. l..
I A scorpion, Cic. Fin. 5, 15, 42 Madv. ad loc.—
B Nepa, a constellation, the Scorpion: Capra aut Nepa, Enn. ap. Cic. Rep. 1, 18, 30 (Trag. v. 276 Vahl.): pectus Nepai, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 42, 109; Col. 10, 56.—Collat. form, nĕpas, ae, m., Col. 11, 2, 39.—
II Transf., a cŕab: recessim cedam ad parietem imitabor nepam, Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 7; Ser. Samm. 13, 199.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
nĕpa,¹⁶ æ, m., scorpion [insecte] : Col. Rust. 11, 2, 39 ; Cic. Fin. 5, 42 ; P. Fest. 164 || le Scorpion [signe céleste] : [poet.] Cic. Nat. 2, 109 || écrevisse : Pl. Cas. 443.
Latin > German (Georges)
nepa, ae, f. (nach Festus ein afrikanisches Wort), I) der Skorpion, als Tier, Cic. de fin. 5, 42: u. als Gestirn, Cic. Arat. u.a. – II) der Krebs, als Tier, Plaut. u. Ser. Samm.: u. als Gestirn, Cic. Arat.
