ἀκμή — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

dial.ἀκμᾱ́ᾶςfreltd.ἀκίςἄκρος edgepointof a weaponPi. E. Theoc. Plb. Plu.of a κερκίς pin-beaterS.of a lion's teethPi.prep.phr.ἐπ’ ἀκμῆςon the vergew.inf.of doing sthg.E.fig.ἐπὶ ξύρου ἀκμῆςon the razor's edgei.e. in a critical or precarious stateIl. Thgn. Hdt. extremityw.gen.of a foot, periphr. for footA. S.of a hand, periphr. for hand, or ref. to fingersA. E.tipw.gen.of a wingAr.pl.extremitiesw.adj.of both hands, ref. to fingersS. height of excellenceprimeof a personIsoc. Pl. Arist. AR. Plb.w.gen.of life, youth, manhood, the body, intellectual ability, or sim.S. E. Antipho Pl. X.peak conditionof rowers, a navyTh.of eyesightPl.of corn, i.e. ripenessTh.of a tree's bloomPl.choicest selectionpickw.gen.of young menAr.point of greatest intensityheight, peak, zenithw.gen.of civil unrest, a battle, good fortune, friendship, or sim.Plu.peak periodw.gen.of an athlete's trainingPl. heightw.gen.of springPi.of summer, winterX. Plb. Plu.extreme heatw.gen.of waterPi.gener.vigour, might, strengthof a personPi. S.w.gen.of hands or feetPi.of the mindPi.pl.outstanding featsw.gen.of strengthPi. right timew.gen.for sthg.S. Lyr.adesp.w.inf.to do sthg.Trag. Isoc.critical momentE. Ar. D.w.gen.in fortuneTh. ἀκμήν

dial.ἀκμᾱ́νacc.adv at the time in questionstillX. Call. Theoc. Plb. NT.alsoἀκμὴν ἔτιPlb.

ShortDef

a point, edge

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Headword:

ἀκμή

Headword (normalized):

ἀκμή

Headword (normalized/stripped):

ακμη

Intro Text:

ἀκμήῆς

dial.ἀκμᾱ́νacc.adv at the time in questionstillX. Call. Theoc. Plb. NT.alsoἀκμὴν ἔτιPlb.

IDX:

3059

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-3060

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    "content": "<NE><HG><HL>ἀκμή</HL><Infl>ῆς</Infl><DL><Lbl>dial.</Lbl><FmHL>ἀκμᾱ́</FmHL><DInfl><FmInfl>ᾶς</FmInfl></DInfl></DL><PS>f</PS><Ety>reltd.<Ref>ἀκίς</Ref><Ref>ἄκρος</Ref></Ety></HG> <nS1><Tr>edge<or/>point<Expl>of a weapon</Expl></Tr><Au>Pi. E. Theoc. Plb. Plu.</Au><nS2><Indic>of a <Ref>κερκίς</Ref> <ital>pin-beater</ital></Indic><Au>S.</Au></nS2><nS2><Indic>of a lion's teeth</Indic><Au>Pi.</Au><Phr><Indic>prep.phr.</Indic><Gr>ἐπ’ ἀκμῆς</Gr><TrPhr>on the verge<Expl><GLbl>w.inf.</GLbl>of doing sthg.</Expl></TrPhr><Au>E.</Au></Phr><Phr><Indic>fig.</Indic><Gr>ἐπὶ ξύρου ἀκμῆς</Gr><TrPhr>on the razor's edge<Expl>i.e. in a critical or precarious state</Expl></TrPhr><Au>Il. Thgn. Hdt.</Au></Phr></nS2></nS1> <nS1><Tr>extremity<Expl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>of a foot, periphr. for foot</Expl></Tr><Au>A. S.</Au><nS2><Indic>of a hand, periphr. for hand, or ref. to fingers</Indic><Au>A. E.</Au></nS2><nS2><Tr>tip<Expl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>of a wing</Expl></Tr><Au>Ar.</Au></nS2><SGrm><GLbl>pl.</GLbl><Def>extremities<Expl><GLbl>w.adj.</GLbl><ital>of both hands</ital>, ref. to fingers</Expl></Def><Au>S.</Au></SGrm></nS1> <nS1><Def>height of excellence</Def><nS2><Tr>prime<Expl>of a person</Expl></Tr><Au>Isoc. Pl. Arist. AR. Plb.</Au></nS2><nS2><Indic><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>of life, youth, manhood, the body, intellectual ability, or sim.</Indic><Au>S. E. Antipho Pl. X.<NBPlus/></Au></nS2></nS1><nS1><Tr>peak condition<Expl>of rowers, a navy</Expl></Tr><Au>Th.</Au><nS2><Indic>of eyesight</Indic><Au>Pl.</Au></nS2><nS2><Indic>of corn, i.e. ripeness</Indic><Au>Th.</Au></nS2><nS2><Indic>of a tree's bloom</Indic><Au>Pl.</Au></nS2></nS1><nS1><Def>choicest selection</Def><Tr>pick<Expl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>of young men</Expl></Tr><Au>Ar.</Au></nS1><nS1><Def>point of greatest intensity</Def><Tr>height, peak, zenith<Expl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>of civil unrest, a battle, good fortune, friendship, or sim.</Expl></Tr><Au>Plu.</Au></nS1><nS1><Tr>peak period<Expl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>of an athlete's training</Expl></Tr><Au>Pl.</Au></nS1> <nS1><Tr>height<Expl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>of spring</Expl></Tr><Au>Pi.</Au><nS2><Indic>of summer, winter</Indic><Au>X. Plb. Plu.</Au></nS2></nS1><nS1><Tr>extreme heat<Expl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>of water</Expl></Tr><Au>Pi.</Au></nS1><nS1><Indic>gener.</Indic><Tr>vigour, might, strength<Expl>of a person</Expl></Tr><Au>Pi. S.</Au><nS2><Indic><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>of hands or feet</Indic><Au>Pi.</Au></nS2><nS2><Indic>of the mind</Indic><Au>Pi.</Au></nS2><SGrm><GLbl>pl.</GLbl><Def>outstanding feats<Expl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>of strength</Expl></Def><Au>Pi.</Au></SGrm></nS1> <nS1><Tr>right time<Expl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>for sthg.</Expl></Tr><Au>S. Lyr.adesp.</Au><nS2><Indic><GLbl>w.inf.</GLbl>to do sthg.</Indic><Au>Trag. Isoc.</Au></nS2></nS1><nS1><Tr>critical moment</Tr><Au>E. Ar. D.</Au><nS2><Indic><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>in fortune</Indic><Au>Th.</Au></nS2></nS1> <Adv><vHG><HL>ἀκμήν</HL><DL><Lbl>dial.</Lbl><FmHL>ἀκμᾱ́ν</FmHL></DL><PS>acc.adv</PS></vHG> <advS1><Def>at the time in question</Def><Tr>still</Tr><Au>X. Call. Theoc. Plb. NT.</Au><Phr><Indic>also</Indic><Gr>ἀκμὴν ἔτι</Gr><Au>Plb.</Au></Phr></advS1> </Adv></NE>",
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  "citations": [],
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