head, top
κορῠφ-ή,ἡ, (κόρυς)
A. head, top: hence,
1. crown, top of the head, of a horse, Il. 8.83 , X. Eq. 1.11 ; of a man or god, h.Ap. 309 , Pi. O. 7.36 , Hdt. 4.187 , Sammelb. 6003.8
(iv A. D.): betweenβρέγμαandἰνίον, Arist. HA 491a34 ; τὸ ὀστέον τῆς κ.
Hp. VC 2
.
2. top, peakof a mountain (so mostly Hom. ), οὔρεος ἐν κορυφῇς
Il. 2.456
; ὄρεος κορυφῇσι
3.10
, cf. Alcm. 60.1 ; κορυφαὶ γαίας
B. 5.24
; κ. Οὐλύμποιο
Il. 1.499
, cf. Ar. Nu. 270 ; Αἴτνας μελάμφυλλοι κορυφαί
Pi. P. 1.27
; τηλαυγέ' ἀγ κορυφάν
Id. Pae. 7.12
; κ. πόληος
Alc. Supp. 17.6
; ἀστρογείτονας κ.
A. Pr. 722
, cf. Hdt. 4.49 , 181 , 9.99 .
3. generally,summit, top,κατὰ κορυφὴν ἐσβαλεῖν ἐς τὴν κάτω Μακεδονίαν straight over the summit, ridge, Th. 2.99 , cf. IG 42(1).71.11 (Epid.,iv B. C.), OGI 383.125 (Nemrud Dagh,i B. C.);κατὰ κ. [τῆς στήλης] ἔσφαττον(sc.ταύρους) Pl. Criti. 119e ;ἵσταται κατὰ κ. ὁ ἥλιος in the zenith, Plu. 2.938a ;τὸ κατὰ κ.,with or withoutσημεῖον,the zenith, Gem. 5.64 , etc., cf. Plu. Mar. 11 , Procl. Hyp. 4.59 ;ταῖς τῶν κατὰ κ. λίθων ἐμβολαῖςby the stones fallingvertically, Plb. 8.7.3 .
4. apex, vertexof a triangle, Id. 2.14.8 ; of the Delta, Pl. Ti. 21e ;pointof an angle, τὸ ἐπὶ τὴν κ. μέρος
Plb. 1.26.16
, etc.;apexof a cone, Arist. Mete. 362b3 ;κατὰ κορυφήν verticallyopposite, of angles, Euc. 1.15 ; of halves of double cone, Apollon. Perg. 1
Def.
5. extremity, tip,κορυφαὶ [κλημάτων], τῶν συγκυπτῶν, Thphr. CP 3.14.8 , Ath.Mech. 22.8 ; in Anatomy,the os coccygis, Poll. 2.183 : in pl.,finger-tips, Ruf. Onom. 85 , cf. Poll. 2.146 : Medic., of an abscess,ἐς κορυφὴν ἀνισταμένης ἀποστάσιοςcoming to ahead, Aret. SA 1.7 .
II. metaph.,λόγων κορυφαί the sumof all his words, Pi. O. 7.69 , cf. Pae. 8.23 ; ἔρχομαι ἐπὶ τὴν κ. ὧν εἴρηκα
Pl. Cra. 415a
; butλόγων κ. ὀρθάνtruesenseof legends, Pi. P. 3.80 ;κορυφὰς ἑτέρας ἑτέρῃσι προσάπτων μύθωνspringingfrom peak to peak, i.e. treating a subject disconnectedly, Emp. 24 ;κ. ὁ λόγος ἐπιθεὶς ἑαυτῷhaving reached itsconclusion, putthe finishing touchto itself, Plu. 2.975a ;κ. τοῦ κακοῦ height, full developmentof . . , Aret. SD 1.6 ;τοῦ πάθεος κ. ἴσχοντοςib. 1.16 .
2. height, excellence of. . , i.e.the choicest, best, κορυφαὶ πολίων
Pi. N. 1.15
;κ. ἀρετᾶνib. 34 , cf. O. 1.13 ;κ. ἀέθλων, of the Olympic games, Id. O. 2.13 , cf. N. 9.9 ; φιάλαν . . πάγχρυσον κ. κτεάνων
Id. O. 7.4
;ὁ καιρὸς παντὸς ἔχει κορυφάνis thebestof all, Id. P. 9.79 .
3. κορυφᾷ Διὸς εἰ κρανθῇ πρᾶγμαhishead, i.e. his nod, A. Supp. 92 .
4. ἡ τῆς οἰκουμένης κ.,of Rome, Lib. Or. 59.19 .
