Strong's Lexicon
G196
G196 — ἀκριβέστατος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G196 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀκριβέστατος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | superlative of akribes (a derivative of the same as G206) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | akribestatos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ak-ree-bes'-ta-tos |
| Meaning: | 1. most exact |
| KJV Renderings: | most straitest |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀκριβής, (ές, genitive (οῦς, exact, careful. The neuter comparitive is used adverbially in Act 18:26; Act 23:15; Act 23:20; Act 24:22; ἡ ἀκριβεστάτη αἵρεσις the straitest sect i. e. the most precise and rigorous in interpreting the Mosaic law, and in observing even the more minute precepts of the law and of tradition, Act 26:5. (From Herodotus down.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀκριβέστατοσ (most straitest)
Acts 26:5
- KJV: Which knew me from the beginning if they would testify that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee
- GK: προγινώσκοντές με άνωθεν εάν θέλωσι μαρτυρείν ότι κατά την ακριβεστάτην αίρεσιν της ημετέρας θρησκείας έζησα Φαρισαίος