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ἄκρα

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Transliteration: akra

Strong’s: G6202

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 , [<date>variant dates<author>Tragica Adespota</author></date>, (Plato Philosophus)
3. the citadel of a city, Lat. arx, (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)
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