noun · feminine
akrias
Greekἀκρίς (akris)
Strong’sG200
a locust
stem akri-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀκρίς, -ίδος, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for אַרְבֶּה, also for חָגָב, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G200 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidak-rece'
a locust (as pointed, or as lighting on the top of vegetation)
Fromapparently from the same as G206;
King Jameslocust.
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 | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | akrias | akriais2×ἀκρίδες |
| object accusative | akrian | akriain1×ἀκρίδας |
| direct address vocative | akriar | akriair |
| of, belonging to genitive | akriau | akriaiu1×ἀκρίδων |
| to, for dative | akria | akriai |
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
akria 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
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
akriais“locusts”subjectnominative plural2×
Matthew 3:4“locusts”autos de tos Iōannos echate tem endumem autou apo thrixaiu kamēlau kai zōnan dermatinan peri tan osfuan autou, tas de trofēas ate autou akriais kai meliem agriem.John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
Revelation 9:3“locusts”kai ek tou kapnou exerchala akriais eis tan gēan, kai dōita autai exousias hōs echalō exousian tois skorpiois tau gēau.And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.
akriain“locusts”objectaccusative plural1×
Mark 1:6“locusts”kai ate tos Iōannos enduerētos thrixain kamēlau kai zōnan dermatinan peri tan osfuan autou, kai estharōtos akriain kai meliem agriem.John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
akriaiu“locusts”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Revelation 9:7“locusts”Kai teim homoiōmeim taiu akriaiu homoieim hippoi hetoimazirētoi eis polemon, kai epi tain kefalain autaiu hōs stefanois homoiois chruso, kai teim prosōpeim autaiu hōs prosōpeim anthrōpoiu,And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads; and their faces were like the faces of men.