ὑψιπέτηλος
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)
ον, Ion. and Ep. for ὑψιπέτᾰλος, used
A like ὑψίκομος, of trees, Il.13.437, Od.4.458, 11.588.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ὑψῐπέτηλος: -ον, Ἰων. καὶ Ἐπικ. ἀντὶ ὑψῐ-πέταλος, ἐν χρήσει ὡς τὸ ὑψίκομος, ἐπὶ δένδρων, Ἰλ. Ν. 437, Ὀδ. Δ. 458, Λ. 588.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ος, ον :
aux hautes feuilles.
Étymologie: ὕψι, πέταλον.
English (Autenrieth)
(πέταλον): with lofty leaves or foliage.
Greek Monolingual
-ον, Α
(ιων. και επικ. τ.) βλ. ὑψιπέταλος.
Greek Monotonic
ὑψῐπέτηλος: -ον, Επικ. αντί ὑψιπέτᾰλος, αυτός που έχει υψηλό φύλλωμα, πανύψηλος, σε Όμηρ.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ὑψιπέτηλος: высоколиственный (δένδρεον Hom.).
Middle Liddell
ὑψῐ-πέτηλος, ον, [epic for ὑψιπέτᾰλος]
with high foliage, towering, Hom.
