- ἀκμή
- at this moment
- 1. a point, edge : proverb., ἐπὶ ξυροῦ ἀκμῆς on the rasor's edge (v. ξυρόν); ἀμφιδέξιοι ἀκμαί the fingers of both hands, [Refs 5th c.BC]; ποδοῖν ἀκμαί the toes, [Refs 5th c.BC]
2. the highest point of anything, the bloom, flower, prime , of man's age, Lat. flos aetatis, ἀκμὴ ἥβης [Refs 5th c.BC]; ἀκμὴ βίου [5th/4th c.BC]; ἐν ἀκμῆι εἶναι = ἀκμάζειν, [5th/4th c.BC]; ἀκμὴν ἔχειν, of corn, to be ripe, [Refs 5th c.BC]; also of time, ἀ. ἦρος the spring- prime , [Refs 5th c.BC]; ἀ. θέρους mid -summer, [5th/4th c.BC]; ἀ. τῆς δόξης [Refs 5th c.BC]; periphr. like βία, ἀκμὴ Θησειδᾶν [Refs 5th c.BC]
3. like καιρός, the best, most fitting time , [var. datesTragica Adespota; ἔργων, λόγων ἀκμή the time for doing, speaking, [Refs 5th c.BC]; ἀκμή ἐστι, c. inf., 'tis high time to do, [6th/5th c.BC]; ἐπ᾽ ἀκμῆς εἶναι, c. inf., to be on the point of doing, [Refs 5th c.BC]; ἐπ᾽ αὐτὴν ἥκει τὴν ἀκμήν 'tis come to the critical time , [Refs 4th c.BC]
4. ἀκμήν, acc. of ἀκμή, used as adv., just , [5th/4th c.BC]
5. yet, still , [Refs 3rd c.BC, Refs 1st c.AD] (ML)