ουρανοβάμων

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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

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Greek Monolingual

ο, η (ΑΜ οὐρανοβάμων, -ονος)
αυτός που περπατά στον ουρανό, που βρίσκεται πιο ψηλά από τα επίγεια («ὁ οὐρανοβάμων Παῡλος»)
νεοελλ.
μτφ. αιθεροβάμων, φαντασιοκόπος.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ουρανο- + -βάμων (< βαίνω), πρβλ. αιθερο-βάμων].