highest ἄκρα, Ion. ἄκρη,ἡ, (fem. ofἄκρος) A. highestorfarthest point: 1. headland, cape, Il. 4.425 , 14.36 , Od. 9.285 , S. Tr. 788 , Pl. Criti. 111a : metaph., ἄκρην πενίης οὐχ ὑπερεδράμομεν Thgn
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highest ἄκρα, Ion. ἄκρη,ἡ, (fem. ofἄκρος) A. highestorfarthest point: 1. headland, cape, Il. 4.425 , 14.36 , Od. 9.285 , S. Tr. 788 , Pl. Criti. 111a : metaph., ἄκρην πενίης οὐχ ὑπερεδράμομεν Thgn
Akra ἄκρα, Ionic dialect ἄκρη, ἡ, (feminine of ἄκρος) highest or farthest point: __1 headland, cape, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 4.425, 14.36, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odysse
Akra ἄκρα, Ionic dialect ἄκρη, ἡ, (feminine of ἄκρος) highest or farthest point: __1 headland, cape, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 4.425, 14.36, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odysse
tip ἄκρα, Ionic dialect ἄκρη, ἡ, (feminine of ἄκρος) highest or farthest point: __1 headland, cape, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 4.425, 14.36, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey
to be passionate ἀκρᾱ-χολέω, A. to be passionate, only inpres. part., Pl. Lg. 731d .
passionateness, burst of passion ἀκρᾱ-χολία, Ion. ἀκρηχολίη,ἡ, A. passionateness, burst of passion, Hp. Epid. 7.11 : laterἀκροχολία, Sopat. ap. Stob. 4.5.56 , Plu. 2.454b .
quick to anger irascible ἀκρᾱ́-χολος[ρᾱ],ον , A. quick to anger irascible, Ar. Eq. 41 , Pl. R. 411c , Phld. Lib. p.44 O., etc.;κύων ἀ. ill-tempereddog, Ar. Fr. 594a ; μέλισσα Epin. 1.7 : Sup. ,ἀχέρ
ἀκράαντος [ κρᾱ], ον , ̔κραιαίνὠ = ἄκραντος , Il. 2.138 , Od. 2.202 . ἀκράαντος[κρᾱ],ον, ̔κραιαίνὠ A. = ἄκραντος , Il. 2.138 , Od. 2.202 .
not barking ἀκραγής,ές, (κράζω) A. not barking,ἀκραγεῖς κύνες, of gryphons, A. Pr. 803 . Hsch. expl.ἀκραγέςbyδυσχερές, σκληρόν, ὀξύχολον, cf.ἄκραγγες(leg.ἀκραγές) : ἀκρόχολον AB 369 .
unshaken ἀκράδαντος,ον, (κραδαίνομαι) A. unshaken, Ph. 2.136 , etc.Adv. ἀκού-τως 1.352 , Nicom. Harm. 4 .
blowing strongly ἀκρᾱής,ές, (ἄκρος, ἄημι) A. blowing strongly, of winds, Od. 2.421 , 14.253 , Hes. Op. 594 ;si ἀκραὲς eritif abrisk breezespring up, Cic. Att. 10.17.9 .Adv. ἀκραεί,πλεῖνsailwith fresh
ἀκραίνει: ἀκρατεῖ , Hsch. : ἀκραινές: ἀκρατές (cod. -ῶς: ἐγκρ- ), Id. ἀκραίνει: ἀκρατεῖ, Hsch. :ἀκραινές: ἀκρατές(cod.-ῶς: ἐγκρ-), Id.
extremities ἀκραῖος,α,ον, A. = ἄκρος , Opp. H. 2.395 , Tab.Defix. 18 ;ἀκραῖα,τά ,extremities, Gal. 7.416 : Ion. ἄκρεα,τά, Hp. Epid. 1.18 , Fract. 16 , Art. 30 . II. dwelling on heights, epith. of
relieved of drunken nausea ἀκραίπᾰλ-ος,ον, A. relieved of drunken nausea, Arist. Pr. 873b11 . 2. of wines,not producing nausea, Ath. 1.32d . 3. of herbs,counteracting nausea, Dsc. 1.26 .
ἀκραιπᾰ́λ-ωτος , ον , = foreg. 3 , Orib. Eup. 1.12.5 . ἀκραιπᾰ́λ-ωτος,ον,=foreg. 3 , Orib. Eup. 1.12.5 .
unmixed pure ἀκραιφνής,ές, derived by Sch. Th. 1.52 , etc., fromἀκεραιο-φανής, A. = ἀκέραιος ,unmixed pure, κόρης ἀ. αἷμα E. Hec. 537 ; ὕδωρ Ar. Fr. 32 : metaph., ἀρετή J. AJProoem. 4 ;πενία ἀ
purity ἀκραιφνότης,τητος,ἡ, A. purity, Anon. in Prm.(Rh.Mus. 47.614 ).
ἀκραμύλα: κοχλίας , Hsch. ἀκραμύλα: κοχλίας, Hsch.
unfulfilled, fruitless, idle ἄκραντος,ον, poet.Adj.(in Hom. ἀκράαντος, q. v.), A. unfulfilled, fruitless, idle,ἔπεα, ἐλπίδες, Pi. O. 1.86 , P. 3.23 ; τέχναι A. Ag. 249 :— neut.pl. asAdv.,in vain,
end of the axle ἀκραξόνιον,τό, (ἄξων) A. end of the axle, Poll. 1.145 ,Sch.A.R. 1.752 .
ἀκρᾰσ-ία (B), Ion. ἀκρᾰσ-σίη , = ἀκράτεια , Archil. Supp. 2.10 , Democr. 234 , D. 2.18 , X. Mem. 4.5.6 , Isoc. 15.221 (pl.), Arist. EN 1145a16 , Men. 544 , Ev.Matt. 23.25 , etc.; βρώσιος Dialex. 1.3 .
incontinent person ἀκρᾰσ-ίων,ωνος,ὁ, A. incontinent person, Cerc. 4.1 .
self-indulgence ἀκρασία, -ας, ἡ (ἀκρατής, which see), [in LXX: 1Ma.6:26 * ;] in Arist. and later writers = ἀκράτεια (Lft., Notes, 222 f.), want of power, hence want of self-control, incontinence: Ma
self-indulgence ἀκρᾰσ-ία, Ionic dialect ἀκρᾰ-σίη, __B ={ἀκράτεια}, [[ 7th c.BC: Archilochus Lyricus “Supp.” 2.10, 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 234, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 2.18, 5th-6th