adjective
akribas
Greekἀκριβής (akribēs)
Strong’sG196
most exact, strict
stem akrib-once in the New Testament0 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀκριβής, -ές
[in LXX: Da LXX 2:45 6:12 (יַצִּיב) Da 4:25, Es 4:5, Si 18:29 19:25 31:24 32:3*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G196 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidak-ree-bes'-ta-tos
most exact
Fromsuperlative of ἀκρίβης (a derivative of the same as G206);
King Jamesmost straitest.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | akribos | akribas | akribem | akribois | akribais | akribeim |
| object accusative | akribon | akriban | akriboin | akribain | ||
| direct address vocative | akribor | akribar | akriboir | akribair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | akribou | akribau | akribeu | akriboiu | akribaiu | akribeiu |
| to, for dative | akribo | akriba | akribe | akriboi | akribai | akribei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
akrib is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
akribotatan1×
Acts 26:5“strictest”prognōskarōtois min anōthen, ean thelaleiō marturarō, hoti kata tan akribotatan hairesian tau hēmeterau thrēskeiau zōama Farisaios.They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.