προκαταβαίνω
From LSJ
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)
descend, of the foetus, Arist.HA583b31; εἰς τὸν ἀγῶνα D.S.15.85 (s.v.l.); step into a bath first, Gal.11.606.
German (Pape)
[Seite 728] (s. βαίνω), vorher herabgehen, herabsteigen, Arist. H. A. 7, 4; D. Cass. 61, 3.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
προκαταβαίνω: (тж. π. κάτω Arst.) спускаться вниз Arst., Diod.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
προκαταβαίνω: καταβαίνω πρότερον, Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 7. 4, 1· εἰς τὸν ἀγῶνα Διόδ. 15. 85.
Greek Monolingual
Α καταβαίνω
1. (για έμβρυο) κατεβαίνω εκ τών προτέρων
2. εισέρχομαι στο λουτρό πρώτος.
