adverb

akribōs

Greekἀκριβῶς (akribōs)

Strong’sG199

carefully, exactly, strictly

stem akribō-5 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books

Translated as

carefully2×accurately1×careful1×very well1×

What it means

ἀκριβῶς

adv.

(< ἀκριβής), [in LXX: De 19:18 (יָטַב), Da TH 7:19 (יְצֵב), Ez 39:14, Wi 19:18, Si 18:29;]

with exactness, carefully: Mt 2:8, Lk 1:3, Ac 18:25, Eph 5:15, I Th 5:2 (M, Th., in l.). Compar., ἀκριβέστερον (Milligan, NTD, 111; MM, VGT, s.v.), Ac 18:26 23:15, 20 24:22.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G199 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidak-ree-boce'

exactly

Fromadverb from the same as G196;

King Jamescircumspectly, diligently, perfect(-ly).

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.

Where it appears

5 occurrences, every one of them listed

akribōs5×

Matthew 2:8“carefully”kai pemparatos autoin eis Bēthleem legata; Poreuiratois exetazavar akribōs peri teu paidieu; epan de heuriskaveia, apangellavar mi, hopōs kamis ercharatos proskunameia auto.And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”

Luke 1:3“carefully”dokata kami parakoloutharēto anōthen pantei akribōs kathexēs si grafara, kratistor Theofilor,Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

Acts 18:25“accurately”houtos ate katēchirētos tan hodan tou kuriou, kai zesarōtos te pneume lalate kai didaskate akribōs teim peri tou Iēsu, episterōtos monem tem baptismem Iōannou.He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.

Ephesians 5:15“careful”Blepavōr oun akribōs pōs peripatavō, mē hōs asofois alla hōs sofois,Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,

1 Thessalonians 5:2“very well”autois gar akribōs oidavē hoti hēmeras kuriou hōs kleptos en nuxa houtōs erchetō.For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.