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κορυφή
κορυφή κορῠφή, ἡ, κόρυς the head, top, highest point; hence, the crown or top of the head, Il., Hdt., Attic the top or peak of a mountain, Il., Hdt., Aesch. metaph. the highest point, Lat. summa, παντὸς ἔχει κορυφάν is the best of all, Pind.; κορυφὰ λόγων προτέρων the sum and substance of ancient legends, Pind. the height or excellence of a thing, i. e. the choicest, noblest, best, Pind.

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the head, top, highest point

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κορυφή κορῠφή, ἡ, κόρυς the head, top, highest point; hence, the crown or top of the head, Il., Hdt., Attic the top or peak of a mountain, Il., Hdt., Aesch. metaph. the highest point, Lat. summa, παντὸς ἔχει κορυφάν is the best of all, Pind.; κορυφὰ λόγων προτέρων the sum and substance of ancient legends, Pind. the height or excellence of a thing, i. e. the choicest, noblest, best, Pind.
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18471
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n18489
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