extremity
αἰτήσεις ἀκοὐεις σῶν ἱκετῶν· ταχἐως συνδραμεῖς ἀναπαὐων εὐεργετῶν· ἰάματα παρἐχεις, Ἱερἀρχα, τῇ πρὀς Θεὀν παρρησἰᾳ κοσμοὐμενος → You hear the prayers of your suppliants; quickly you come to their assistance, bringing relief and benefits; you provide the remedies, Archbishop, since you are endowed with free access to God.
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
the extremity of: use P. and V. adj ἔσχατος, ἄκρος in agreement with subs., e. g., the extremity of the line: P. and V. τάξις ἐσχάτη; see verge.
the extremities of the feel: P. πόδες ἄκροι, V. ποδοῖν ἀκμαί.
the extremity of the island: P. τῆς νήσου τὰ ἔσχατα (Thuc. 4, 30).
stump left in cutting: P. and V. τομή, ἡ.
the extremities, furthest points: P. and V. τὰ ἔσχατα.
the extremities of the body: P. ἀκρωτήρια, τά (Thuc. 2, 49).
Met., extravagance, excess: P. and V. ὑπερβολή, ἡ; see also pitch.
extreme point: P. and V. τὸ ἔσχατον.
you are come to the extremity of sorrow: V. ἥκεις συμφορᾶς πρὸς τοὔσχατον (Euripides, Orestes 447).
go to extremities: see go to extremes, under extreme.
