What does ἄκρον (ákron) mean in the Bible?
ἄκρον (ákron) is a Greek word meaning "the extremity".
Greek · G206
ἄκρον
The extremity
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ἄκρον G206
Pronunciation ákron
What does ἄκρον (ákron) mean in the Bible?
ἄκρον (ákron) is a Greek word meaning "the extremity".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G206?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [the] ends (2), [other] (1), one end (1), tip (1), top (1).
Where does ἄκρον (ákron) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 24:31. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (2), Matthew (2), Hebrews (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 [the] ends 2× Mark 13:27
[other] 1× Matthew 24:31
one end 1× Matthew 24:31
tip 1× Luke 16:24
top 1× Hebrews 11:21
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 24:31 ἄκρων to one end Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Matthew 24:31 ἄκρων to [other] Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Mark 13:27 ἄκρου to [the] ends Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Mark 13:27 ἄκρου to [the] ends Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Luke 16:24 ἄκρον to tip Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Hebrews 11:21 ἄκρον to top Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 24:31
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
Matthew 2 Mark 2 Luke 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ἄκρον 2x akron Luke 16:24, Hebrews 11:21
ἄκρου 2x akrou Mark 13:27
ἄκρων 2x akrōn Matthew 24:31
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 2x Luke 16:24, Hebrews 11:21
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural 2x Matthew 24:31
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular 2x Mark 13:27
Evidence Summary
Greek word. the extremity
Strong's G206
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 3 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
the extremity
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 24:31 Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
ἄκρων akrwn
the end, extremity
Read verse Matthew 24:31 Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
ἄκρων akrwn
the end, extremity
Read verse Mark 13:27 Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
ἄκρου akrou
the end, extremity
Read verse Mark 13:27 Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
ἄκρου akrou
the end, extremity
Read verse Luke 16:24 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
ἄκρον akron
the end, extremity
Read verse Hebrews 11:21 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
ἄκρον akron
the end, extremity
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 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)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
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
ἄκρον is built from this root:
ἀκμήν G188
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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