ἄκρα
ἄκρα, Ion.
ἄκρη,
ἡ, (fem. of
ἄκρος)
A). highest or farthest point:
2). hill-top, height,
Od. 8.508 ,
Hymn.Is. 72 (pl.).
3). of a wave, crest, οὐ γὰρ ὑπερθεῖν κύματος ἄκραν δυνάμεσθα E. Fr. 230 .
4). Hom. only in phrase
κατ’ ἄκρης, νῦν ὤλετο πᾶσα κατ’ ἄκρης Ἴλιος αἰπεινή from top to bottom, i.e.
utterly,
Il. 13.772 ;
κατ’ ἄ. Ἴλιον ἑλέειν 15.557 , cf.
24.728 ,
Hdt. 6.18 ,
Th. 4.112 ;
κατ’ ἄ. ἐξαιρεῖν Pl. Lg. 909b ;
γῆν πατρῴαν .. πρῆσαι κατ’ ἄ. utterly,
S. Ant. 201 : metaph.,
κατ’ ἄ. ὡς πορθούμεθα how
utterly ..!
A. Ch. 691 , cf.
S. OC 1242 ,
E. IA 778 ; but
ἔλασεν μέγα κῦμα κατ’ ἄ. from above,
Od. 5.313 .
5). citadel built on a
steep rock overhanging a town (usu.
ἀκρόπολις),
X. An. 7.1.20 ,
Hyp. Lyc.Fr. 3 ,
Luc. Bis Acc. 13 .
ShortDef
a headland, foreland, cape
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἄκρα
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ακρα
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-3400
Data
{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἄκρα</span>, Ion. <span class="orth greek">ἄκρη</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, (fem. of <span class="foreign greek">ἄκρος</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">highest</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">farthest point</span>: </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>1).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">headland, cape</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:425" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:4.425/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 4.425 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14:36" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:14.36/canonical-url/"> 14.36 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:9:285" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:9.285/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 9.285 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:788" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:788/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 788 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg032:111a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg032:111a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Criti.</span> 111a </a>: metaph., <span class="quote greek">ἄκρην πενίης οὐχ ὑπερεδράμομεν</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thgn.</span> 619 </span> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:562" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:562/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eu.</span> 562 </a>; <span class="quote greek">κάμπτειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg001:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg001:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Men.</span> 4 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hill-top, height</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:8:508" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:8.508/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 8.508 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hymn.Is.</span> 72 </span> (pl.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> of a wave, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">crest</span>, <span class="quote greek">οὐ γὰρ ὑπερθεῖν κύματος ἄκραν δυνάμεσθα</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 230 </span> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> only in phrase <span class="foreign greek">κατ’ ἄκρης, νῦν ὤλετο πᾶσα κατ’ ἄκρης Ἴλιος αἰπεινή</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">from top to bottom</span>, i.e. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">utterly</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13:772" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:13.772/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 13.772 </a>; <span class="quote greek">κατ’ ἄ. Ἴλιον ἑλέειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:557" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:15.557/canonical-url/"> 15.557 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:24:728" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:24.728/canonical-url/"> 24.728 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.18/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 6.18 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:112" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.112/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 4.112 </a>; <span class="quote greek">κατ’ ἄ. ἐξαιρεῖν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:909b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:909b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 909b </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">γῆν πατρῴαν .. πρῆσαι κατ’ ἄ.</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">utterly</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:201" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:201/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 201 </a>: metaph., <span class="foreign greek">κατ’ ἄ. ὡς πορθούμεθα</span> how <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">utterly</span> ..! <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:691" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:691/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ch.</span> 691 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1242" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1242/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OC</span> 1242 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg018.perseus-grc1:778" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg018.perseus-grc1:778/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IA</span> 778 </a>; but <span class="foreign greek">ἔλασεν μέγα κῦμα κατ’ ἄ.</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">from above</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:5:313" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:5.313/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 5.313 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>5).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">citadel</span> built on a <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">steep</span> rock overhanging a town (usu. <span class="foreign greek">ἀκρόπολις</span>), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:7:1:20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:7:1:20/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 7.1.20 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hyp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lyc.Fr.</span> 3 </span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> </span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">Bis Acc.</span> <span class="bibl"> 13 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>6).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">end, extremity</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:512a:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:512a.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 512a6 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:518a:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:518a.9/canonical-url/"> 518a9 </a>: Math., of lines, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2032.tlg001:682:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2032.tlg001:682.14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Papp.</span> 682.14 </a>; of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the extremes</span> in a proportion, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2032.tlg001:70:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2032.tlg001:70.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 70.6 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1799.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1799.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Euc.</span> 6.16 </a>, etc.</div> </div><br><br>'}