1. the head, top, highest point; hence,

2. the crown or top of the head , (Iliad by Homer), attic

3. the top or peak of a mountain, (Iliad by Homer)

4. metaphorically the highest point , Lat. summa, παντὸς ἔχει κορυφάν is the best of all , (Pindar); κορυφὰ λόγων προτέρων the sum and substance of ancient legends, (Pindar)

5. the height or excellence of a thing, i. e. the choicest, noblest, best , (Pindar)

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