ἄκρη

ἄκρη

-ης, ἡ

[fem. of ἄκρος as sb..]

• • 1

    The highest point of a city Od. 8.508.

  • 2

    κατʼ ἄκρης, down from the top. Of a breaking wave, with full force Od. 5.313.

    Fig., utterly, to total destruction: ὤλετο Il. 13.772. Cf. Il. 15.557, Il. 22.411, Il. 24.728.

  • 3

    A cape or headland Il. 4.425, Il. 14.36: Od. 9.285.

ἄκρη (ἄκρος): summit, promontory, cape; κατʼ ἄκρης, ‘from on high’; μέγα κῦμα, Od. 5.313 (ingens a vertice pontus); then ‘from top to bottom,’ ‘utterly’ (ὤλετο, ἑλέειν, Il. 15.557).