Ἀκρότομος
cut-off, sharp, abrupt
Translated by Jennifer Benedict6 Mar 2000Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] hard, lofty.1
Or a very sharp stone, the one cutting.
Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "akrotomos rock", [meaning] the hard and uncuttable [sort].2
But [sc. also attested is neuter] "akrotomon mountain", [meaning] the mighty one, in [the book of] Job.3
"In Mount Aurasios4 there was an akrotomos rock rising up in the middle of cliffs; this, naturally, the men of old made into a short tower and [so] built a kind of strong and impregnable refuge with the nature of the terrain assisting them".5
Or a very sharp stone, the one cutting.
Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "akrotomos rock", [meaning] the hard and uncuttable [sort].2
But [sc. also attested is neuter] "akrotomon mountain", [meaning] the mighty one, in [the book of] Job.3
"In Mount Aurasios4 there was an akrotomos rock rising up in the middle of cliffs; this, naturally, the men of old made into a short tower and [so] built a kind of strong and impregnable refuge with the nature of the terrain assisting them".5