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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ἄκρονG206
Pronunciationákron
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] ends2×Mark 13:27
[other]1×Matthew 24:31
one end1×Matthew 24:31
tip1×Luke 16:24
top1×Hebrews 11:21
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 24:31ἄκρωνtoone endNoun - Genitive Neuter PluralMatthew 24:31ἄκρωνto[other]Noun - Genitive Neuter PluralMark 13:27ἄκρουto[the] endsNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularMark 13:27ἄκρουto[the] endsNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularLuke 16:24ἄκρονtotipNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularHebrews 11:21ἄκρονtotopNoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 24:31
Aligned rows6
Books represented4
Matthew2Mark2Luke1Hebrews1
Source forms
ἄκρον2xakronLuke 16:24, Hebrews 11:21
ἄκρου2xakrouMark 13:27
ἄκρων2xakrōnMatthew 24:31
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular2xLuke 16:24, Hebrews 11:21
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural2xMatthew 24:31
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular2xMark 13:27
Evidence Summary
Greek word. the extremity
Strong'sG206
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms3 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
the extremity
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 24:31Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
ἄκρωνakrwn
the end, extremity
Read verseMatthew 24:31Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
ἄκρωνakrwn
the end, extremity
Read verseMark 13:27Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
ἄκρουakrou
the end, extremity
Read verseMark 13:27Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
ἄκρουakrou
the end, extremity
Read verseLuke 16:24Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
ἄκρονakron
the end, extremity
Read verseHebrews 11:21Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
ἄκρονakron
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 patterns3Aligned forms6Case patternGenitive (4)Number patternSingular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Plural · NeuterMatt 24:312×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterMark 13:272×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterLuke 16:24 · Heb 11:212×
Word Origins
ἄκρον is built from this root:
ἀκμήνG188
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