ἀμφιπλίσσω
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)
A straddle, Poll.2.172.
German (Pape)
[Seite 142] (umfalten), die Beine ausspreizen, Poll. 2, 172, διαβαίνω.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀμφιπλίσσω: βαίνω μὲ μακρὰ βήματα, ποιητ. παρὰ Πολυδ. 2. 172.
Spanish (DGE)
abrirse de piernas, ponerse a horcajadas Poll.2.172.
Greek Monolingual
ἀμφιπλίσσω (Α)
ανοίγω τα σκέλη, βαδίζω με δρασκελιές.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ἀμφι- + πλίσσω
βλ. πλίσσομαι.
