ἐπιζάω
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)
Ion. ἐπιζώω, survive, εἰ ἐπέζωσε Hdt.1.120; ἂν ὡς ὀλίγιστον χρόνον ἐπιζώῃ Pl.Lg.661c (-ζώιη cod.), cf. Eus.Mynd.38, etc.: me taph.of envy, Plu.Num.22.
German (Pape)
[Seite 941] (s. ζάω), darüber, länger leben, überleben, Plut. Pomp. 53 Num. 22 u. öfter, wie a. Sp. Bei Plat. Legg. II, 661 c ist ἂν ἐπιζῴη in ἐπιζῇ zu ändern. Vgl. das ion. ἐπιζώω.
French (Bailly abrégé)
-ῶ :
seul. prés. et ao. ἐπέζησα;
vivre après, survivre.
Étymologie: ἐπί, ζάω.
Greek Monotonic
ἐπιζάω: Ιων. -ζώω, μέλ. -ζήσω, Ιων. -ζώσω· επιβιώνω, επιζώ, σε Ηρόδ., Πλάτ.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἐπιζάω: ион. ἐπιζώω оставаться в живых (после кого-л.), переживать (ὀλίγον χρόνον Plut.): εἰ ἐπέζωσε καὶ μὴ ἀπέθανε πρότερον Her. (ребенок Кир будет царствовать), если выживет, а не умрет раньше.
Middle Liddell
ionic -ζώω fut. -ζήσω ionic -ζώσω
to overlive, survive, Hdt., Plat.
