A.end, limit, boundary,
I. in local sense, “ἐκ περάτων γᾶς” Alc.33.1, cf. Th.1.69; “π. . . αὔλ<ε>ιος θύρα ἐλευθέρα γυναικὶ νενόμιστ᾽ οἰκίας” Men.546; τὸ π. tip, “τοῦ αἰδοίου” Arist. GA773a21; [τῆς ῥινός] Gal.18(2).28; τισὶ τὰ π. ἀλγέει the extremities, Aret.SD1.7.
II.generally, limit, either opp. ἀρχή, Arist.Ph.264b27, or including it, “τελευτή γε καὶ ἀρχὴ π. ἑκάστου” Pl.Prm.137d, cf. Arist.GA777b29, Metaph.1022a4; “οὐκ ἔχων π. κακῶν” E.Andr.1216, cf.Or.511, A.Pers.632, Lys.12.88, etc.; “π. ἅπασιν ἀνθρώποις ἐστὶ τοῦ βίου θάνατος” D.18.97, cf. Arist.EN1115a26; “εἰ π. μηδὲν ἔσται σφίσι τοῦ ἀπαλλαγῆναι τοῦ κινδύνου” Th.7.42; π. ἔχειν, = περαίνεσθαι, come to an end, Isoc.4.5, Lycurg.60, etc.; “π. λαμβάνειν” Plb.5.31.2; ἐπιθεῖναι τῇ γενέσει π. Arist.GA776a4; “ἐν π. εἶναι” Thphr.CP5.18.2.
2. perfection of a thing, “τὸ π. τῆς μαγειρικῆς . . εὑρηκέναι” Hegesipp.Com. 1.4, cf. 10, Posidipp.26.17.
b. Philos., τὸ τῶν ἀγαθῶν π., τὰ π. τῆς ἡδονῆς, Epicur.Ep.3p.65U., Sent.20; “ἐν τῷ κατὰ φύσιν π. κατακέκλειται τἀγαθόν” Metrod.Herc.831.8.
3. end, object, εὐχῆς, ἐλπίδος, Luc.Harm.2 sq.
4. Philos., that which limits or has limits, opp. τὸ ἄπειρον, Pythag. ap. Arist.Metaph.986a23, Pl.Phlb.30a, etc.; “τὰ ἐλάχιστα καὶ ἀμιγῆ π. [τῆς ἀτόμου]” Epicur.Ep.1p.17U.: Com., of a person, τὸν καλούμενον Π. Philosteph.Com.1.3.
