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ἄκρως

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Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil

Plato, Laws, 626e

French (Bailly abrégé)

adv.
au plus haut degré, entièrement.
Étymologie: ἄκρος.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἄκρως:
1) выдающимся образом, отлично: τῇ μελλούσῃ ἄ. οἰκεῖν πόλει Plat. жить в образцово устроенном государстве;
2) чрезвычайно, вполне (μακάριος, δίκαιος Plut.).

Spanish

en la punta, totalmente, absolutamente, perfectamente, estrictamente, con precisión, con suma excelencia, con perfección