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ἀκροχορδών
ἄκρυπτος
ἀκρύσταλλος
ἀκρωλένια
ἀκρωμίᾱ
ἀκρωνίᾱ
ἀκρωνυχίᾱ
ἀκρώνυχος
ἀκρώρεια
ἀκρωτηριάζω
ἀκρωτήριον
ἀκτᾱ́
ἀκταίνω
ἀκταῖος
ἀκτέᾱ
ἀκτένιστος
ἀκτέον
ἀκτέριστος
ἀκτή
ἀκτή
ἀκτήμων
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ἀκρωτήριον
ἀκρωτήριονουnἄκρος extreme or topmost pointpeak, summitof a mountain or hillPi. Hdt.promontory, headlandHdt. Th. D. Plb. Plu. projecting partof a cup, such as a handleArist.beakfigureheadof a shipHdt. X.pl.app.deckw.gen.at the sternhHom. archit.figure standing above the apex of a pediment or above its outer cornersakroterionPl. Plu. usu.pl.extremityof the body, ref. to hands, feet, or sim., usu. in ctxt. of mutilationTh. Lys. Pl. Arist. Plu.of a statue of Nike, perh. ref. to her wingsD.

ShortDef

cape, peak, extremity

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Headword:
ἀκρωτήριον
Headword (normalized):
ἀκρωτήριον
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ακρωτηριον
IDX:
3291
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-3292
Key:
ἀκρωτήριον

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