ἀνιερόω
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)
A dedicate, devote, Arist.Oec.1346b5; τινί τι Plu.Cor.3:—Pass., PTeb.60.10 (ii B. C.), BGU1202.5 (i B.C.), etc.: used of persons invoking the wrath of the gods upon themselves or others in case of breach of faith, SIG1179 (Cnidus).
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀνιερόω: ἀφιερῶ, ἀνατίθημι, Ἀριστοφ. Οἰκ. 2. 2· τινί τι Πλουτ. Κορ. 3: ἐν χρήσει περὶ ἀνθρώπων ἐπικαλουμένων τὴν μῆνιν τῶν θεῶν ἐφ’ ἑαυτοὺς ἢ ἑτέρους, ἐν περιπτώσει κακῆς πίστεως ἤτοι παραβάσσεως τῶν ὑπεσχημένων, Newton Ἐπιγρ. 81, κἑξ.
French (Bailly abrégé)
-ῶ :
consacrer.
Étymologie: ἀνά, ἱερόω.
Spanish (DGE)
1 dedicar, consagrar c. ac. de cosa ὥστε συνέβαινεν ἐν δέκα ἔτεσι κεῖνόν τε ἅπαντα ἔχειν ἅπερ ἀνιέρωσε Arist.Oec.1346b5, τοῦτο SB 7245.3 (III a.C.)
•c. dat. θεῷ τινι Dam.Pr.262
•c. ac. y dat. ἐπινίκιον ... Διοσκόροις Plu.Cor.3, τῷ δὲ Διονύσῳ τὴν πίτυν Plu.2.676a, κηπόταφον Μαξίμῳ SB 9801.2 (III d.C.)
•abs. ἀνιερώσαντος βασιλέως Ταρκυνίου D.H.6.95
•en v. pas. ἀνιερωθήσονται τὰ κτήνη αὐτῶν LXX 1Es.9.4, cf. PTeb.84.10 (II a.C.), SB 9935.27 (II a.C.), BGU 1202.5 (I a.C.), ᾧ ἡ βοτάνη ἀνιέρωται PMag.4.2975
•γῆ ἀνιερωμένη tierra consagrada, PTeb.60.10 (II a.C.), SB 5280
•c. ac. de pers. Ἀντίνοον ... ὡς Γανυμήδην ὁ Ζεύς Clem.Al.Prot.4.49.
2 consagrar a las divinidades infernales, maldecir ἀνιεροῖ Ἀρτεμεὶς Δάματρι, Κούραι, θεοῖς παρὰ Δάματρι πᾶσι SIG 1179 (Cnido).
