- ἄκρα
- Akra
- 1. a headland, foreland, cape , [8th/7th c.BC], etc.
2. a mountain-top, summit : used by [8th/7th c.BC] only in the phrase κατ᾽ ἄκρης from top to bottom , i. e. utterly , πόλιν αἱρέειν κατ᾽ ἄκρης [Refs 5th c.BC]; so in attic, κατ᾽ ἄκρας utterly , [var. datesTragica Adespota, [5th/4th c.BC]
3. the citadel of a city, Lat. arx, [5th/4th c.BC] (ML)