scramble
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 > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. intrans.
Jostle: Ar. ὠστίζεσθαι.
Every man is scrambling for a front seat: Ar. εἰς τὴν προεδρίαν πᾶς ἀνὴρ ὠστίζεται (Ach. 42).
By pushing and scrambling he got round unobserved: P. χαλεπῶς καὶ μόλις περιελθὼν ἔλαθε (Thuc. 4, 36).
Scramble up: see climb.
subs.
Jostling: P. ὠθισμός, ὁ.
Confusion: P. ταραχή, ἡ, P. and V. θόρυβος, ὁ.
Competition: P. φιλονεικία, P. and V. ἔρις, ἡ, ἀγών, ὁ, ἅμιλλα, ἡ.
Rush: P. ἐπιδρομή, ἡ.
