βατήρ
ῆρος, ὁ
A.
that on which one treads, threshold, ἐπ’ αὐτὸν ἥκεις τὸν β. τῆς θύρας, prov. of those who 'come to the point', 'hit the nail on the head', Amips. 26; base of a statue, IG 11(2).147.18 (Delos, iv B. C.), Ἀρχ. Ἐφ. 1913.7 (Nisyros, iii B. C.).
2.
place from which one jumps, AB 224, Hsch., Eust. 1404.56.
3.
= βακτηρία, Nic. Th. 377.
4.
bridge of a lyre, Nicom. Harm. 6; also, part of flute, ib.10.
5.
one who walks, Hsch.