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ἀκρωτήριον

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Gloss: an extremity

Transliteration: akrōtērion

Strong’s: G6210

1. any prominent part , ἀκρ. τοῦ οὔρεος a mountain- peak , (Herdotus Historicus)
2. a cape, promontory , (Herdotus Historicus)
3. the extremity of anything, ἀκρ. νηός a ship's beak , (Herdotus Historicus)
4. in plural the extremities of the body, hands and feet, fingers and toes , (Thucydides), etc.; τὰ ἀκρ. τῆς Νίκης her wings , (Demosthenes Orator) (ML)
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