μάτιον
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
English (LSJ)
τό, or ματίον, mation, Egyptian measure of capacity (¹⁄₁₂ of an artaba), Arch.Pap.5.178 No.32, Ostr.296 (ii A.D.), al., PTeb.314.18 (ii A.D.), PLond.5.1906 (vi A.D.), prob. in PAmh.2.130.5 (i A.D.); hence ματιαῖον μέτρον Sammelb. 4683.6.
German (Pape)
[Seite 101] τό, ein kleines Maaß, nach Schol. Ar. Nub. 451.
French (Bailly abrégé)
1ου (τό) :
broutille, bagatelle, vétille.
Étymologie: DELG - μάτη ?
2ου (τό) :
mesure de capacité en Égypte (pap. 2ᵉ-3ᵉ siècles).
Étymologie: DELG -.
Greek Monolingual
μάτιον, τὸ (ΑM, Μ και μάττιν και μάτιν)
αιγυπτιακό μέτρο χωρητικότητας.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Λ. αιγυπτιακής προέλευσης].
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: Egypt. measure of capacity (pap. II-III c. after).
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Unknown.
