αὐτὸν κέκρουκας τὸν βατῆρα τοῦ λόγου → you have struck the very threshold of the argument, you have struck the most important and chiefmost point
adj.
Use P. and V. ὁ ἔξω. Outward show, subs.: P. and V. σχῆμα, τό, πρόσχημα, τό.