α904Ἀκμή
moment, point, still
[Meaning] sharpness, the exact decisive moment of the intensity of the matter, and power, and youth. But "akme of opportunity" [means] good fortune. Thus Isocrates [writes]: "[it is best] to grasp the akme of the…
Ἀκμή· ὀξύτης, αὐτὴ ἡ ῥοπὴ τῆς τοῦ πράγματος ἐπιτάσεως, καὶ ἡ δύναμις, καὶ ἡ νεότης. Ἀκμὴ δὲ καιροῦ, ἡ εὐτυχία. οὕτως Ἰσο- κράτης· τὸ μὲν τῆς ἀκμῆς τῶν καιρῶν τυγχάνειν.…
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