Strong’s G199 · Greek

ἀκριβῶς
akribōs

Definition

exactly

Etymology

adverb from the same as G196 (ἀκριβέστατος);

Where the KJV renders it

  • circumspectly
  • diligently
  • perfect(-ly)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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