GreekG6208Unknown
ἄκρος
akros
“a toe/thumb/tip”
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1.at the furthest point, and so either topmost = Lat. summus, or outermost = Lat. extremus
2.highest, topmost, *ἐν ἄκρηι πόλει *= ἐν ἀκροπόλει, (Iliad by Homer); *μέλαν ὕδωρ ἄκρον *at its surface, (Iliad by Homer), etc.
3.outermost, ἄκρη χείρ, ἄκροι πόδες, *ἄκρος ὦμος *the end of the hand, ends of the feet, tip of the shoulder, (Iliad by Homer); *ἐπ᾽ ἄκρων *[ δακτύλων] on tiptoe, (Sophocles Tragicus); *ἄκροισι λαίφους κρασπέδοις *with the outermost edges of the sail, i. e. under close-reefed sails, (Euripides)
4.of Time, it denotes completeness, *ἄκραι σὺν ἑσπέραι *when eve was fully come, (Pindar); *ἄκρας νυκτός *at dead of night, (Sophocles Tragicus)
5.of Degree, the highest in its kind, exceeding good, consummate, excellent : of persons, (Herdotus Historicus), etc.; *ἄκρος μάντις *(Sophocles Tragicus):—;often with an accusative modi added, *ψυχὴν οὐκ ἄκρος *not strong in mind, (Herdotus Historicus); ἄκροι τὰ πολέμια, skilful in war, (Herdotus Historicus), etc.; also with genitive modi, *οἱ ἄκροι τῆς ποιήσεως *(Plato Philosophus); also, *ἄκρος εἰς *or *περί τι *(Plato Philosophus)
6.as Substantive, see. ἄκρα, ἄκρον.
7.neuter as adverb on the top or surface, just, *ἄκρον ἐπὶ ῥηγμῖνος *on the very edge of the surf, il.
8.exceedingly, (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus)
9.utterly, completely, (Plato Philosophus)
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