to be in full bloom, at the prime
ἀκμ-άζω,ἀκμή)
A. to be in full bloom, at the prime:
I. of persons, Hdt. 2.134 , Pl. Prt. 335e ;ἀ. σώματι, ῥώμῃ, X. Mem. 4.4.23 , Pl. Plt. 310d , etc.; of cities and states, Hdt. 3.57 , 5.28 ; ἀ. τὸ σῶμα ἀπὸ τῶν λ́ ἐτῶν μέχρι τῶν έ καὶ λ́
Arist. Rh. 1390b9
; = τὰ τῶν νέων πράττειν
Hyp. Fr. 122 .
2. flourish, abound ina thing, πλούτῳ
Hdt. 1.29
; παρασκευῇ πάσῃ
Th. 1.1
; νεότητι
Id. 2.20
; ναυσὶκαὶ χρήμασι
Aeschin. 3.163
.
3. c.inf.,to be strong enoughto do, X. An. 3.1.25 .
II. of things,ἀ. ὁ πυρετός, ἡ νόσος is at its height, Hp. Aph. 2.29 , Epid. 1.25 , Th. 2.49 ; τοῦ πάθους ἀκμάζοντος
Phld. Lib. p.31
O.; ἀ. ὁ πόλεμος
Th. 3.3
; of corn,to be ripe, Id. 2.19 .
2. ἡνίκα . . ἀκμάζοι [ὁ θυμός] when passionis at its height, Pl. Ti. 70d ; ἀκμάζουσα ῥώμη
Antipho 4.3.3
;ἀκμάζει πάντα ἐπιμελείας δεόμεναrequirethe utmostcare, X. Cyr. 4.2.40 .
3. impers., c.inf.,ἀκμάζει βρετέων ἔχεσθαι'tis timeto . ., A. Th. 97 (lyr.);νῦν γὰρ ἀ. Πειθὼ . . ξυγκαταβῆναιnow 'tis timefor her to . ., Id. Ch. 726 .
