What does ἄκρον · οὐρανός mean in the Bible?
ἄκρον · οὐρανός is a Greek phrase meaning "the extremity".
Greek · G206, G3772
ἀπ᾽ ἄκρων οὐρανῶν ἕως τῶν ἄκρων αὐτῶν
The extremity · heaven
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ἄκρον G206 the extremity
Pronunciation ákron
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οὐρανός G3772 heaven
Pronunciation ouranós
Heaven signifies both the physical sky and God's transcendent dwelling place where divine rule operates.
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What does ἀπ᾽ ἄκρων οὐρανῶν ἕως τῶν ἄκρων αὐτῶν (ap akrōn ouranōn heōs tōn akrōn autōn) mean in the Bible?
ἄκρον · οὐρανός is a Greek phrase meaning "the extremity".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G206, G3772?
G206, G3772 is connected to 6 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. the extremity
Source Gloss
the extremity
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 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 patterns 3 Aligned forms 6 Case pattern Genitive (4) Number pattern Singular (4)
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Matt 24:31 2×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Mark 13:27 2×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Luke 16:24 · Heb 11:21 2×
Word Origins
ἀπ᾽ ἄκρων οὐρανῶν ἕως τῶν ἄκρων αὐτῶν is built from this root:
ἀκμήν G188
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