Strong’s G206 · Greek

ἄκρον
ákron

Definition

the extremity

Etymology

neuter of an adjective probably akin to the base of G188 (ἀκμήν);

Where the KJV renders it

  • one end… other
  • tip
  • top
  • uttermost participle

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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