ἴλλοψ
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)
οπος, ὁ, ἡ, coined as etym. of ἔλλοψ, Ath.7.308b,c, cf. Plu.2.728e.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἴλλοψ: -οπος, ὁ, ἡ, λέξις ἐπινοηθεῖσα πρὸς ἐξήγησιν τοῦ Ὁμηρικοῦ ἔλλοψ, «ἔλλοπες... βούλονται γὰρ κατὰ τὴν ἀναλογίαν ἴλλοπές τινες εἶναι διὰ τὸ εἴργεσθαι φωνῆς· ἔστι γὰρ τὸ μὲν ἴλλεσθαι εἴργεσθαι, ἡ δὲ ὄψ φωνὴ» κτλ. Ἀθην, 308Β, C, πρβλ. Πλούτ. 2. 728Ε.
French (Bailly abrégé)
οπος;
adj. m.
muet.
Étymologie: mot imaginé pour expliquer ἔλλοψ.
