ἀκρωτήριον
akroterion
topmost
Appears 17 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἀκρωτήριον, τό, (ἄκρος) A. topmost or prominent part, ἀ. τοῦ οὔρεος mountain peak, 7.217, cf. O. 9.7; of a cup, projecting part, Metaph. 1024a25. 2. cape, promontory, 4.43, 1.30. II. end or extremity of anything, ἀ. νεός ornament of shipʼs stern- or stem-post, 8.121, cf. HG 2.3.8, 5.41, Michel 1116 (Delph.); ἀκρωτήρια πρύμνης h.Hom. 33.10. 2. in pl., extremities of body, hands and feet, fingers and toes, Aph. 7.1, Acut. 59, 2.49, 6.26; τὰ ἀ. τῆς Νίκης her wings, 24.121, cf.IG 2.652A23: sg., GA 772b36. 3. in temples, etc., statues or ornaments placed on the angles of a pediment, Criti. 116d, SIG 80 (), IG 4.1484.102 (Epid.); generally, pediment, Caes. 63.
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