I.the head, top, highest point; hence,
1.the crown or top of the head, Il., Hdt., attic
2.the top or peak of a mountain, Il., Hdt., Aesch.
II.metaph. the highest point, Lat. summa, παντὸς ἔχει κορυφάν is the best of all, Pind.; κορυφὰ λόγων προτέρων the sum and substance of ancient legends, id=Pind.
2.the height or excellence of a thing, i. e. the choicest, noblest, best, id=Pind.