τιμοῦς
From LSJ
αὐτὸν κέκρουκας τὸν βατῆρα τοῦ λόγου → you have struck the very threshold of the argument, you have struck the most important and chiefmost point
English (LSJ)
οῦσσα, οῦν,
A high-priced, Comp. τιμούστερος IPE12.32A61 (Olbia, iii B.C.): acc. pl. τιμοῦντας glossed τιμίους ὄντας in Hsch., as if a participle.