α1036Ἀκτή
Akte, Acte
In a particular sense a part of Attica by the sea; from where the Actite stone [sc. originates]. But they also used to use this name for [sc. the entirety of] Attica, some [deriving it] from a certain king Aktaion,…
Ἀκτή· ἰδίως ἐπιθαλαττίδιός τις μοῖρα τῆς Ἀττικῆς, ὅθεν καὶ ὁ Ἀκτίτης λίθος. ἐκάλουν δὲ οὕτως καὶ τὴν Ἀττικὴν, οἱ μὲν ἀπό τινος Ἀκταίωνος βασιλέως, οἱ δὲ διὰ τὸ τὴν πλείω τῆς χώρας…
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