τραχών
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)
ῶνος, ὁ,
A a rugged, stony tract, Str.4.1.5, D.H. 19.4, PVat.11rv6 (ii A. D.), Luc. VH2.30, Tox.49:—hence Τράχων, in Syria, J.AJ13.16.5; and Τραχωνῖτις, ιδος, ἡ, χώρα Ev.Luc.3.1, etc.; Τραχωνῖται, οἱ, its inhabitants, J.BJ3.10.10; T. Ἄραβες Ptol. Geog.5.14.20.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
τρᾱχών: -ῶνος, ὁ, τραχύ, ἀνώμαλον ἔδαφος, τόπος πετρώδης, Λουκ. π. Ἀληθ. Ἱστ. 2. 30, Τόξ. 49˙ - ἐντεῦθεν Τράχων (ὡς τὸ Τραχίς), ἐν Συρίᾳ, Ἰώσηπ. 13. 16, 5˙ καὶ Τραχωνῖτις, ιδος, ἡ, Φιλίππου... τετραρχοῦντος τῆς Ἰτουραίας καὶ Τραχωνίτιδος χώρας Εὐαγγ. κ. Λουκ. γʹ, 1˙ Τραχωνῖται, οἱ, οἱ κάτοικοι, Ἰωσήπ. Ἰουδ. Πόλ. 3. 10, 10, κλπ.
Greek Monolingual
-ῶνος, ὁ, Α
τραχύ, ανώμαλο έδαφος, βραχώδης και ξερός τόπος («ορεινοὺς τραχῶνας», Διον. Αλ.).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < τραχύς + επίθημα -ών, -ῶνος (πρβλ. κοιτ-ών), από όπου το τοπωνύμιο Τράχων].
