, cf. Th. 2.49 , Pl. La. 183b , Ti. 76e ; butτὸ ἄ. τῆς χειρός, τοῦ ποδός,thumb, great toe, LXX Ex. 29.20 , Le. 18.22 ; γλῶσσαν ἄκραν
S. Aj. 238
;πίτυν ἄκρας τῆς κόμης καθέλκωνby thetopof the crown, Cratin. 296 :—ἐπ' ἄκρων [δακτύλων] ontiptoe, S. Aj. 1230 , ubiv.Sch.; comically,ἐπ' ἄκρων πυγιδίωνontip-tail, Ar. Ach. 638 ; ἐν ἄκροισι βὰς ποσί
E. Ion 1166
; παρ' ἄκρας τρίχας
Or. 128
; ἀκροτάτοις χείλεσι
Epigr.Gr. 547.8
:—οὐκ ἀπ' ἄκρας φρενόςnot from theoutside ofthe heart, i.e. from the in mostheart, A. Ag. 805 , cf. E. Hec. 242 ;ἄκροισι λαίφους κρασπέδοιςwithmere edges ofsail, i.e. underclose-reejedsails, Id. Med. 524 , cf. Ar. Ra. 999 .
b. Geom., of theextremityof a line, ἡ ἐπ' ἄκραν τὴν ἀποληφθεῖσαν ἀγομένη
Apollon.
Perg. Con. 4.8 : Math., ofextremesin a proportion, Pl. Ti. 36a , etc.;εἰς ἄκρον καὶ μέσον λόγον τέμνεινcut inextremeand mean ratio, Euc. 6.30 , cf. 5
Def. 17 .
c. in Tactics,ἄκροι,οἱ ,flank men, Ascl. Tact. 1.3 , cf. 7.6 .
3. inmost, μυελός
E. Hipp. 255
.
II. of Time,ἄκρᾳ σὺν ἑσπέρᾳon theedgeof evening. i.e. atnightfall, Pi. P. 11.10 , cf. ἄκρῃ νυκτί
