ἀκτίς
ἀκτίς
(Deriv. uncertain.)
a ray, beam, of the sun, Hom.; ἀνὰ μέσσαν ἀκτῖνα, i. e. from the south, Soph.; ἀκτῖνες τελευτῶσαι sunset, Eur.
metaph. brightness, splendour, glory, Pind.
like Lat. radius, the spoke of a wheel, Anth.