Strong's Lexicon
G206
G206 — ἄκρον
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G206 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἄκρον |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | neuter of an adjective; probably akin to the base of G188 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 6 |
| Transliteration: | akron |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ak'-ron |
| Meaning: | 1. the extremity |
| KJV Renderings: | one end... other, tip, top, uttermost participle |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἄκρος, , (ἀκή point (see ἀκμή)) (from Homer down), highest, extreme; τό ἄκρον the topmost point, the extremity (cf. Buttmann, 94 (82)): Luk 16:24; Heb 11:21 (see προσκυνέω, a. at the end); ἄκρα, ἄκρον γῆς, οὐρανοῦ, the farthest bounds, uttermost parts, end, of the earth, of heaven: Mat 24:31; Mar 13:27; cf. Deu 4:32; Deu 28:64; Isa 13:5; Jer 12:12.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἄκρον (one end… other)
Matthew 24:31
- KJV: And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds from one end of heaven to the other
- GK: και αποστελεί τους αγγέλους αυτού μετά σάλπιγγος φωνής μεγάλης και επισυνάξουσι τους εκλεκτούς αυτού εκ των τεσσάρων ανέμων απ΄ άκρων ουρανών έως άκρων αυτών
Mark 13:27
- KJV: And then shall he send his angels and shall gather together his elect from the four winds from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven
- GK: και τότε αποστελεί τους αγγέλους αυτού και επισυνάξει τους εκλεκτούς αυτού εκ των τεσσάρων ανέμων απ΄ άκρου γης έως άκρου ουρανού
Luke 16:24
- KJV: And he cried and said Father Abraham have mercy on me and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue for I am tormented in this flame
- GK: και αυτός φωνήσας είπε πάτερ Αβραάμ ελέησόν με και πέμψον Λάζαρον ίνα βάψη το άκρον του δακτύλου αυτού ύδατος και καταψύχη την γλώσσάν μου ότι οδυνώμαι εν τη φλογί ταύτη
Hebrews 11:21
- KJV: By faith Jacob when he was a dying blessed both the sons of Joseph and worshipped upon the top of his staff
- GK: πίστει Ιακώβ αποθνήσκων έκαστον των υιών Ιωσήφ ευλόγησε και προσεκύνησεν επί το άρκον της ράβδου αυτού