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ἀκμή,ἡ, (cf.ἀκήA)
A. point, edge: prov.,ἐπὶ ξυροῦ ἀκμῆςon the razor'sedge(v. subξυρόν);ἀ. φασγάνου, ὅπλων, Pi. P. 9.81 , Plb. 15.16.3 (pl.); ὀδόντων
Pi. N. 4.63
, etc.; λόγχης ἀκμή
E. Supp. 318
; κερκίδων ἀκμαί
S. Ant. 976
;ἀμφιδέξιοι ἀ.bothhands, Id. OT 1243 ;ποδοῖν ἀ. feet, ib. 1034 ;ἔμπυροι ἀκμαί pointedflames, E. Ph. 1255 , cf. πυρὸς ἀκμαί
Epicr. 6c
odd.
II. highestorculminating pointof anything,flower, prime, zenith, esp. of man's age, ἀκμὴ ἥβης
S. OT 741
; ἐντῇδε τοῦ κάλλους ἀκμῇ
Cratin. 195
; σώματός τε καὶ φρονήσεως
Pl. R. 461a
Close Browse lexicon entries ;ὀξυτάτη δρόμου ἀ.ibid.; ἀ. βίου
, etc.; ἐν ταύταις ταῖς ἀ.
;ἐν ἀκμῇ εἶναι, of corn, to beripe, Th. 4.2 ; ἀκμὴν ἔχειν τῆς ἄνθης
; τοσοῦτον τῆς ἀ. ὑστερῶν
;τῆς ἀ. λήγεινbegin to decline, Pl. Smp. 219a :—in various relations,ἀ. ἦροςspring-prime, Pi. P. 4.64 ;ἀ. θέρους mid-summer, X. HG 5.3.19 ; βραχεῖα ἀ. πληρώματος
;ἀ. τοῦ ναυτικοῦ flowerof their navy, Id. 8.46 ; ἀ. τῆς δόξης
; ἡ ἀ. τῆς Σπάρτης, τῶν νέων
;ἀ. νούσου crisisof disease, Hp. Acut. 38 :—generally,strength, vigour, ἐν χερὸς ἀκμᾷ
, cf. A. Pers. 1060 ;ἀ. ποδῶν swiftness, Pi. I. 8(7).41 , cf. A. Eu. 370 ; φρενῶν
;συμπεσεῖν ἀκμᾷ βαρύςcj. Id. I. 4(3).51 : periphr. like βία, ἀκμὴ Θησειδᾶν
2. Rhet.,ἀκμὴ λόγου supreme effort, culmination, climax, Hermog. Inv. 4.4 , Id. 1.10 ; pl., ib. 11 , cf. Philostr. VS 1.25.7 .
III. of Time, like καιρός ,the time, i. e.best, most fitting time, freq. in Trag., ἡνίκ' ἂν δὴ πρὸς γάμων ἥκητ' ἀκμάς
;ἔργων, λόγων, ἕδρας ἀκμή timefor doing, speaking, sitting still, Id. El. 22 , Ph. 12 , Aj. 811 : c.inf., κοὐκέτ' ἦν μέλλειν ἀ.
, cf. Ag. 1353 ; ἀπηλλάχθαι δ' ἀ.
; ὁ καιρὸς ἔστ' ἐπ' αὐτῆς τῆς ἀκμῆς
;ἐπ' ἀκμῆς εἶναι, c.inf., to be onpointof doing, E. Hel. 897 ;εἰς ἀκμὴν ἐλθὼν φίλοιςinthe nick of time, E. HF 532 ;ἐπ' αὐτὴν ἥκει τὴν ἀκμήνit is come tothe critical time, D. 4.41 ;ἀκμὴν εἴληφενhave reached acritical moment, Isoc. Ep. 1.1 , cf. Plu. Sol. 12 , 15 , 2.656f .
IV. eruptionon face, Cass. Pr. 13 , Aët. 7.110 , 8.13 ( f.l. ἀκνάς , whence mod.acne).ἄκμη, v. ἄκμηνος .
References Pi. P. 9.81 Plb. 15.16.3 Pi. N. 4.63 E. Supp. 318 S. Ant. 976 Id. OT 1243 1034 E. Ph. 1255 Epicr. 6c S. OT 741 Cratin. 195 Pl. R. 461a 460e X. Cyr. 7.2.20 Isoc. 7.37 Th. 4.2 Pl. Phdr. 230b Isoc. Ep. 6.4 Pl. Smp. 219a Pi. P. 4.64 X. HG 5.3.19 Th. 7.14 Id. 8.46 Id. 2.42 Demad. 12 Hp. Acut. 38 Pi. O. 2.63 A. Pers. 1060 Pi. I. 8(7).41 A. Eu. 370 Pi. N. 3.39 Id. I. 4(3).51 S. OC 1066 Hermog. Inv. 4.4 Id. 1.10 11 Philostr. VS 1.25.7 S. OT 1492 Id. El. 22 Ph. 12 Aj. 811 A. Pers. 407 Ag. 1353 S. El. 1338 Isoc. 1.3 Ar. Pl. 256 E. Hel. 897 E. HF 532 D. 4.41 Isoc. Ep. 1.1 Plu. Sol. 12 15 2.656f Cass. Pr. 13 Aët. 7.110 8.13 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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