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ἀκτίς

ἀκτίς, a ray, beam

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ἀκτῖνʼ feminine accusative singular, feminine dative singular, feminine nominative dual, feminine vocative dual, feminine accusative dual of ἀκτίς

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ἀκτίς (nom. ἀκτίν Hdn.Gr. 2.511), [ῑ] ῖνος, ἡ,
  • ray, beam: Hom. only dat. pl., ἀκτῖσιν Od. 5.479, 19.441. ἀκτίνεσσιν 11.16, Il. 10.547; Ἠελίοιο ἀκτῖνες Mimn. 11.6, cf. Emp. 84, Ar. Av. 1009, Arist. Mete. 374b4, etc.; sg., S. Tr. 685, cf. ἀνὰ μέσσαν ἀκτῖνα, i.e. from south, S. OC 1247; ἀκτῖνες μέσαι noonday, E. Ion 1136; τὰ πρὸς ἀκτῖνα ἔθνη peoples of the East, Philostr. VA 2.2:— of lightning, ἀκτῖνες στεροπᾶς ἀπορηγνύμεναι Pi. P. 4.198; ὦ Διὸς ἀκτίς, παῖσον S. Tr. 1086; πυρός Sopat. 13, Pl. Ti. 78d; of the eyes, ἀκτῖνας προσώπου, Pi. Fr. 123, cf. Ar. V. 1032; visual rays, Hipparch. ap. Placit. 4.13.9.
      • 2 metaph., brightness, splendour, glory, ἀ. ἀγώνων, καλῶν ἐργμάτων, Pi. P. 11.48, I. 4(3).42; ἀκτῖνες ὄλβου splendid fortunes, Id. P. 4.255.
      • 3 ray shot from the left by planet to planet (opp. ὄψις, q.v.), Heph.Astr. 1.16, Porph. Intr. p.189; τὴν ἀ. ἐπιφέρων Vett.Val. 136.19, cf. Ptol. Tetr. 126.
    • II spoke of a wheel, AP 9.418 (Antip.).

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