ἀκράχολος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=[<b class="b3">ρᾱ], ον</b>, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">quick to anger irascible</b>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Eq.</span>41</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>411c</span>, <span class="bibl">Phld.<span class="title">Lib.</span> p.44</span> O., etc.; <b class="b3">κύων ἀ</b>. <b class="b2">ill-tempered</b> dog, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Fr.</span>594a</span>; μέλισσα <span class="bibl">Epin. 1.7</span>: Sup., <b class="b3">ἀχέρδου τῆς ἀκραχολωτάτης</b>, of a <b class="b2">spinous</b> pear. <span class="bibl">Pherecr. 164</span>:—also ἀκρόχολος, ον, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1126a18</span>, <span class="bibl">Ph.2.268</span>, Plu.2.604b, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> generally, <b class="b2">in passionate distress</b>, <span class="bibl">Theoc.24.61</span>. (<b class="b3">ἀκρᾱ-</b> is confirmed by metre of Com., Ion. form <b class="b3">ἀκρη-</b>, and etym. (shortened fr. <b class="b3">ἀκρᾱτ-</b>); <b class="b3">ἀκρο-</b> is freq. v.l. in codd. of early authors, as Pl. l. c.)</span>