What does ἀκριβέστερον (akribésteron) mean in the Bible?
ἀκριβέστερον (akribésteron) is a Greek word meaning "(adverbially) more exactly".
Greek · G197
ἀκριβέστερον
(Adverbially) more exactly
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ἀκριβέστερονG197
Pronunciationakribésteron
What does ἀκριβέστερον (akribésteron) mean in the Bible?
ἀκριβέστερον (akribésteron) is a Greek word meaning "(adverbially) more exactly".
Full entry for ἀκριβέστερον (G197) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G197?
G197 is connected to 4 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. (adverbially) more exactly
Source Gloss
(adverbially) more exactly
Extended definition
:--more perfect(-ly).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms4Case patternAccusative (3)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · NeuterActs 18:26 · Acts 23:15 · Acts 24:223×
Acts 23:201×
Word Origins
ἀκριβέστερον is built from this root:
ἀκριβέστατοςG196