Strong G6202G6202Gἄκρα
Akra
One of the 3 senses of Strong G6202
- Transliteration
- akra
Definition
1. a headland, foreland, cape , (Homer), etc.
2. a mountain-top, summit : used by (Homer) only in the phrase κατ᾽ ἄκρης from top to bottom , i. e. utterly , πόλιν αἱρέειν κατ᾽ ἄκρης (Herdotus Historicus); so in attic, κατ᾽ ἄκρας utterly , [variant datesTragica Adespota, (Plato Philosophus)
3. the citadel of a city, Lat. arx, (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)
2. a mountain-top, summit : used by (Homer) only in the phrase κατ᾽ ἄκρης from top to bottom , i. e. utterly , πόλιν αἱρέειν κατ᾽ ἄκρης (Herdotus Historicus); so in attic, κατ᾽ ἄκρας utterly , [variant datesTragica Adespota, (Plato Philosophus)
3. the citadel of a city, Lat. arx, (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)