Usage: 3 forms in 7 verses
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| άκρασ | Akra | LXX.2Sam.5.9 • LXX.1Chr.11.8 • LXX.Isa.22.9 |
| tip | LXX.Esth.5.2 | |
| άκραν | Akra | LXX.1Kgs.9.15 • LXX.1Kgs.11.27 |
| άκρα | Akra | LXX.Deut.3.11 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἄκρα (akra) Akra TEGMC
ἄκρα,
Ionic dialect ἄκρη, ἡ, (feminine of ἄκρος) highest or farthest point:
__1 headland, cape, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__2 hill-top, height, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__3 of a wave, crest, οὐ γὰρ ὑπερθεῖν κύματος ἄκραν δυνάμεσθα[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 [Refs 8th c.BC+] from top to bottom, i.e. utterly, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; γῆν πατρῴαν.. πρῆσαι κατ᾽ ἄ. utterly, [Refs 5th c.BC+] how utterly..! [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but ἔλασεν μέγα κῦμα κατ᾽ ἄ. from above, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__5 citadel built on a steep rock overhanging a town (usually ἀκρόπολις), [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__6 end, extremity, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of the extremes in a proportion, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]