μηλοβοτήρ
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)
ῆρος, ὁ,
A shepherd, Il.18.529, h.Merc.286.
German (Pape)
[Seite 172] ῆρος, ὁ, der Schaafhirt, Schäfer, Il. 18, 529 u. sp. D., wie Coluth. 156.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
μηλοβοτήρ: -ῆρος, ὁ, ποιμὴν προβάτων, Ἰλ. Σ. 529, Ὁμ. Ὕμν. εἰς Ἑρμ. 286· - οὕτω μηλοβότης, ου, ὁ, Δωρ. -τας, Πινδ. Ι. 1. 67, Εὐρ. Κύκλ. 53.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ῆρος (ὁ) :
berger, pâtre.
Étymologie: μῆλον¹, βόσκω.
English (Autenrieth)
ῆρος: shepherd, pl., Il. 18.529†.
Greek Monolingual
μηλοβοτήρ, -ῆρος, ὁ (Α)
βοσκός προβάτων.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < μῆλον (II) «πρόβατο» + -βοτήρ (< θ. βο- του βόσκω), πρβλ. ληι-βοτήρ.
