ἄκρον
akron · end, tip
Greek word · Strong’s number G206 · appears 6 times in the Bible
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akron (ἄκρον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “end, tip”.
The farthest point.
How to say it
a·kron
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The far edge or end of something: a finger, a staff, the earth or the sky.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- end ×3
- other ×1
- tip ×1
- top ×1
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 24:31
And he will send out his angels with a great trumpet, and they will gather together his chosen from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
- Mark 13:27
And then he will send out the angels and gather together the chosen from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of heaven.
- Luke 16:24
And he called out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this flame.’
- Hebrews 11:21
By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped leaning on the top of his staff.
And 2 more times.