ajkr-ovnuØco" , on , ( o[nux ) = ajkrwvnuco" , Anth.
ajkrovnuco"
ajkrov-nuØco" , on , ( nuvx ) at night-fall, at even, Theocr ., etc.
ajkropenqhv"
ajkro-penqhv" , ev" , ( pevnqo" ) exceeding sad, Aesch.
ajkropodhtiv
ajkro-podhtiv or -i<Eth>tiv , Adv. ( pouv" ) on tiptoe, Luc.
ajkrovpoli"
ajkrov-poli" , poët. ajkrov-ptoli" , ew", hJ , the upper city, i.e. the citadel, Lat. arx , Od., Hdt. :— esp. the Acropolis of Athens, which served as the treasury, Thuc. II. metaph. of men, a tower of defence, Theogn.
ajkropovlo"
ajkro-povlo" , on , ( polevw ) high-ranging, lofty, Hom.
ajkropovro"
ajkro-povro" , on , ( peivrw ) piercing with the point, Od.
ajkrovprw/ron
ajkrov-prw/ron , tov , ( prw`/ra ) the end of a ships prow, Strab.
ajkrovpteron
ajkrov-pteron , tov , the tip of the wing, Anth.
ajkrovptoli"
ajkrov-ptoli" , hJ , poët. , for ajkrovpoli" .
a[kro"
a[kro" , a, on , ( ajkhv 1) at the furthest point, and so either topmost = Lat. summus , or outermost = Lat. extremus :
1.
highest, topmost,
ejn a[krh/ povlei
=
ejn ajkropovlei
, Il.;
mevlan u{dwr a[kron
at its surface,
Ib.,
etc.
2.
outermost,
a[krh ceivr, a[kroi povde", a[kro" w\mo"
the
end
of the hand,
ends
of the feet,
tip
of the shoulder, Ib.,
Thuc.
;
ejpÆ a[krwn »daktuvlwn1/4
on
tiptoe,
Soph
.;
a[kroisi laivfou" kraspevdoi"
with
the outermost
edges of the sail, i.e. under
close-reefed sails,
Eur.
II. of Time, it denotes completeness, a[kra/ su;n eJspevra/ when eve was fully come, Pind .; a[kra" nuktov" at dead of night, Soph.
III. of Degree, the highest in its kind, exceeding good, consummate, excellent: of persons, Hdt. , etc. ; a[kro" mavnti" Soph .:—often with an acc. modi added, yuch;n oujk a[kro" not strong in mind, Hdt. ; a[kroi ta; polevmia , skilful in war, Id., etc. ; also c. gen. modi, oiJ a[kroi th`" poihvsew" Plat .; also, a[kro" eij" or periv ti Id.
IV. as Subst. , v. a[kra , a[kron .