ἀκμάζω
Etym. ἀκμή
"to be in full bloom, be at one's prime or perfection",
I. of persons, cities and states, Hdt., etc.
2. c. dat. "to flourish or abound in" a thing, πλούτωι id=Hdt.; παρασκευῆι Thuc.
3. c. inf. "to be strong enough" to do, Xen.
II. of things, ἀκμάζει ὁ πόλεμος, ἡ νόσος the war, the plague is "at its height", Thuc.; ἀκμάζον θέρος "mid"-summer, id=Thuc.; of corn, "to be just ripe", id=Thuc.
2. impers. ἀκμάζει, c. inf., "it is high time" to do, Aesch.