Strong's Lexicon
G210 — ἄκων
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G210 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἄκων |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G1 (as a negative particle) and G1635 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | akon |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ak'-own |
| Meaning: | 1. unwilling, involuntary |
| KJV Renderings: | against the will |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἄκων, ἄκουσα, ἄκον (contracted from ἀέκων, alpha privative and ἕκων willing), not of one’s own will, unwilling: 1Co 9:17. (Very frequent among the Greeks.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἄκων (against the will)
1 Corinthians 9:17
- KJV: For if I do this thing willingly I have a reward but if against my will a dispensation is committed unto me
- GK: ει γαρ εκών τούτο πράσσω μισθόν έχω ει δε άκων οικονομίαν πεπίστευμαι
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