κορυφή

κορῠφ-ή, ἡ, (κόρυς)

• 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.): between βρέγμα and ἰνίον, Arist. HA 491a34; τὸ ὀστέον τῆς κ. Hp. VC 2.
    • 2 top, peak of 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; τηλαυγέʼ 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. Fac.lun. 2.938a; τὸ κατὰ κ., with or without σημεῖον, the zenith, Gem. 5.64, etc., cf. Plu. Mar. 11, Procl. Hyp. 4.59; ταῖς τῶν κατὰ κ. λίθων ἐμβολαῖς by the stones falling vertically, Plb. 8.7.3.
    • 4 apex, vertex of a triangle, Id. 2.14.8; of the Delta, Pl. Ti. 21e; point of an angle, τὸ ἐπὶ τὴν κ. μέρος Plb. 1.26.16, etc.; apex of a cone, Arist. Mete. 362b3; κατὰ κορυφήν vertically opposite, 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 ἀποστάσιος coming to a head, Aret. SA 1.7.
  • II metaph., λόγων κορυφαί the sum of all his words, Pi. O. 7.69, cf. Pae. 8.23; ἔρχομαι ἐπὶ τὴν κ. ὧν εἴρηκα Pl. Cra. 415a; but λόγων κ. ὀρθάν true sense of legends, Pi. P. 3.80; κορυφὰς ἑτέρας ἑτέρῃσι προσάπτων μύθων springing from peak to peak, i.e. treating a subject disconnectedly, Emp. 24; κ. ὁ λόγος ἐπιθεὶς ἑαυτῷ having reached its conclusion, put the finishing touch to itself, Plu. Sollert. 2.975a; κ. τοῦ κακοῦ height, full development of . ., Aret. SD 1.6; τοῦ πάθεος κ. ἴσχοντος ib. 1.16.
  • • 2 height, excellence of . ., i.e. the choicest, best, κορυφαὶ πολίων Pi. N. 1.15; κ. ἀρετᾶν ib. 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 κορυφάν is the best of all, Id. P. 9.79.
    • 3 κορυφᾷ Διὸς εἰ κρανθῇ πρᾶγμα his head, i.e. his nod, A. Supp. 92.
    • 4 ἡ τῆς οἰκουμένης κ., of Rome, Lib. Or. 59.19.

κορυφή, ἡ (vgl. κόρυς), eigtl. der Scheitel, Wirbel am Kopf, Medic.; Poll. 2.38 ; der oberste Teil des Kopfes, nach Arist. H.A.1.7 zwischen βρέγμα u. ἴνιον liegend ; πατέρος Ἀθαναία κορυφὰν κατʼ ἄκραν ἀνορούσασα Pind. Ol. 7.36 ; beim Pferde wird es Il. 8.83 beschrieben  : ἄκρην κὰκ κορυφήν, ὅθι τε πρῶται τρίχες ἵππων κρανίῳ ἐμπεφύασι ; vgl. Xen. re Eq. 1.11 ; des Menschen, H.h. Apoll. 309, Her. 4.187 u. A. – Bes. auch Berghaupt, Berggipfel ; οὔρεος ἐκ κορυφῆς Il. 2.456 ; Οὐλύμποιο 1.499, öfter ; Αἴτνας μελάμφυλλοι Pind. P. 1.27 ; Παρνησιάδες Eur. Ion 86 ; Ar. Nub. 271 ; auch in Prosa, Her. 8.37, 4.181, Thuc. 2.99 u. A.; ἀπὸ τᾶς κορυφᾶς ἐς τὰν βάσιν Tim.Locr. 98b. – Der Scheitelpunkt des Winkels, Pol. 1.26.16 ; die Spitze des Dreiecks, 2.14.8 ; Mathem. Bei Poll. 2.146 Fingerspitzen. Auch ein Teil eines Knochens, 2.183. – Uebh. das Höchste, Vortrefflichste, Pind. oft, ἀέθλων Ol. 2.14, πάγχρυσος κτεάνων 7.4, παντὸς ἔχει κορυφάν, den Gipfel von Allem, P. 9.82, ἀρετᾶν N. 1.34, wie Ol. 1.13 ; die höchste Gewalt, κορυφᾷ Διὸς εἰ κρανθῇ πρᾶγμα τέλειον Aesch. Suppl. 86 ; die Hauptsache, ἔρχομαι γὰρ ἐπὶ τὴν κορυφὴν ὧν εἴρηκα Plat. Crat. 415a ; vgl. τελεύτασαν δὲ λόγων κορυφαὶ ἐν ἀλαθείᾳ πετοῖσαι Pind. Ol. 7.68 ; τὴν κορυφὴν ἐπιτιθέναι, den Gipfel hinzufügen, beendigen, vollenden, Plut. Sol. an. 22.

κορυφή

-ῆς, ἡ

[cf. κόρυς.]

• • 1

    The head. Of a horse Il. 8.83.

  • 2

    The top or a top of a mountain or rock (but the pl., when used of a single mountain, gen. hardly to be distinguished from the sing.) : ἀκροτάτῃ κορυφῇ Οὐλύμποιο Il. 1.499= Il. 5.754= Il. 8.3, ἐν κορυφῇσι καθέζετο Il. 8.51. Cf. Il. 2.456, Il. 3.10, Il. 11.183, Il. 12.282, Il. 14.157, 228, Il. 16.144, Il. 20.60, etc. : Od. 2.147, Od. 9.121, 481, Od. 10.113, Od. 12.74, 76.

    The highest point of a mountainous island : ἐπʼ ἀκροτάτης κορυφῆς σάμου θρηϊκίης Il. 13.12.

For Pindar, see also: κορυφά

κορυφή (cf. κόρυς, κάρη): crest, summit. (Il. and Od. 9.121.)

κορυφή κορῠφή, ἡ, κόρυς

• • Ithe head, top, highest point; hence,
  • • 1the crown or top of the head, Il., Hdt., Attic
    • 2the top or peak of a mountain, Il., Hdt., Aesch.
  • IImetaph. the highest point, Lat. summa, παντὸς ἔχει κορυφάν is the best of all, Pind.; κορυφὰ λόγων προτέρων the sum and substance of ancient legends, Pind.
  • • 2the height or excellence of a thing, i. e. the choicest, noblest, best, Pind.