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.
Headword (normalized):
ἀκτίς
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ακτις
Intro Text:
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.
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