Elpidius
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
Wikipedia EN
Elpidius is a Roman cognomen. It was the name of several bishops and saints:
- Saint Elpidius the Cappadocian, abbot and patron saint of Sant'Elpidio a Mare. Saint Elpidius the Cappadocian (Italian: Sant'Elpidio, Santo Abate Elpidio) (4th century) was an abbot and saint of Asia Minor. Tradition states that he lived in a cave in Cappadocia for twenty-five years. Disciples, such as Eustace (Eustachio) and Ennesius (Ennesio), gathered around him.
- Elpidius (rebel), 8th-century Byzantine governor of Sicily and rebel. Elpidius or Elpidios (Greek: Ἐλπίδιος) was a Byzantine aristocrat and governor of Sicily, who was accused of conspiring against Empress Irene of Athens (r. 780–802). This forced him to rebel, and after being defeated he defected to the Abbasid Caliphate and was recognized there as Byzantine emperor.
- Elpidius, bishop of Huesca (c.522-546)
- Elpidius, bishop of Tarazona
- Elpidius, bishop of Comana (Cappadocia)
- Saint Elpidius, bishop of Lyon
- another name for St. Expeditus
