ἐφῆλιξ
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)
Dor. -ᾶλιξ, ῐκος, ὁ, ἡ, A adolescent, νεότας AP7.427.5 (Antip. Sid.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 1117] ικος, jugendlich, im kräftigen Alter, τὸ τᾶς νεότατος ἐφήλικος ἄνθος Antip. 93 (VII, 427); nach Schol. Ar. Vesp. 1201 ὁ νέος ἐφῆλιξ.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐφῆλιξ: ῐκος, ὁ, ἡ, = ἔφηβος, Ἀνθ. Π. 7. 427.
Greek Monolingual
ἐφῆλιξ, -ικος, δωρ. τ. ἐφᾱλιξ, ὁ (Α)
νέος, νεαρός.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < επί + ἧλιξ «συνομήλικος»
Greek Monotonic
ἐφῆλιξ: -ῐκος, ὁ, ἡ, = ἔφηβος, σε Ανθ.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἐφῆλιξ: ῐκος adj. юношеский (τὸ τᾶς νεότατος ἐφήλικος ἄνθος Anth.).
Middle Liddell
ἐφ-ῆλιξ, ῐκος, ὁ, ἡ, = ἔφηβος, Anth.]
