What does ἀκριβῶς (akribōs) mean in the Bible?
ἀκριβῶς (akribōs): Precision and thoroughness in action; demands careful, exacting attention rather than casual or approximate treatment
Greek · G199
ἀκριβῶς
Exactly
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ἀκριβῶς G199
Pronunciation akribōs
What does ἀκριβῶς (akribōs) mean in the Bible?
ἀκριβῶς (akribōs): Precision and thoroughness in action; demands careful, exacting attention rather than casual or approximate treatment
Full entry for ἀκριβῶς (G199) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G199?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), {are} fully (1), accurately (1), carefully (1), more accurately (1).
Where does ἀκριβῶς (akribōs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 2:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (5), 1 Thessalonians (1), Ephesians (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 1× Luke 1:3
{are} fully 1× 1 Thessalonians 5:2
accurately 1× Acts 18:25
carefully 1× Matthew 2:8
more accurately 1× Acts 18:26
more carefully 1× Acts 23:15
more information 1× Acts 23:20
Pay careful 1× Ephesians 5:15
vvv 1× Acts 24:22
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 2:8 ἀκριβῶς to carefully Adverb Luke 1:3 ἀκριβῶς to . . . Adverb Acts 18:25 ἀκριβῶς to accurately Adverb Acts 18:26 ἀκριβέστερον to more accurately Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative Acts 23:15 ἀκριβέστερον to more carefully Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative Acts 23:20 ἀκριβέστερον to more information Adverb Acts 24:22 ἀκριβέστερον to vvv Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative Ephesians 5:15 ἀκριβῶς to Pay careful Adverb 1 Thessalonians 5:2 ἀκριβῶς to {are} fully Adverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 2:8
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 5
Matthew 1 Luke 1 Acts 5 Ephesians 1 1 Thessalonians 1
Source forms
ἀκριβῶς 5x akribōs Matthew 2:8, Luke 1:3, Acts 18:25, Ephesians 5:15
ἀκριβέστερον 4x akribesteron Acts 18:26, Acts 23:15, Acts 23:20, Acts 24:22
Parsing patterns
Adverb 6x Matthew 2:8, Luke 1:3, Acts 18:25, Acts 23:20
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative 3x Acts 18:26, Acts 23:15, Acts 24:22
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Precision and thoroughness in action; demands careful, exacting attention rather than casual or approximate treatment
Strong's G199
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 9 times Word forms 1 form 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Acts 18:24-28 Source Gloss
exactly
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
9 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 2:8 Adverb
ἀκριβῶς akribwv
carefully, exactly, strictly
Read verse Luke 1:3 Adverb
ἀκριβῶς, akribwv
carefully, exactly, strictly
Read verse Acts 18:25 Adverb
ἀκριβῶς akribwv
carefully, exactly, strictly
Read verse Acts 18:26 Adverb
ἀκριβέστερον akribesteron
carefully, exactly, strictly
Read verse Acts 23:15 Adverb
ἀκριβέστερον akribesteron
carefully, exactly, strictly
Read verse Acts 23:20 Adverb
ἀκριβέστερον akribesteron
carefully, exactly, strictly
Read verse Acts 24:22 Adverb
ἀκριβέστερον akribesteron
carefully, exactly, strictly
Read verse Ephesians 5:15 Adverb
ἀκριβῶς akribwv
carefully, exactly, strictly
Read verse 1 Thessalonians 5:2 Adverb
ἀκριβῶς akribwv
carefully, exactly, strictly
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 5
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 2:8 · Luke 1:3 · Acts 18:25 · Eph 5:15 · 1 Thess 5:2 5×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
Carefully or precisely.
Additional Occurrences
Luke 1:1–4 ἀκριβῶς akribōs
Accurately, carefully
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀκριβῶς is built from this root:
ἀκριβέστατος G196
Why This Word Matters
Emphasizes the need for doctrinal precision. Acts 18:24-28
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain