adjective

akrogōniaios

Greekἀκρογωνιαῖος (akrogōniaios)

Strong’sG204

in the corner, cornerstone

stem akrogōniai-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

cornerstone2×

What it means

† ἀκρο-γωνιαῖος, -αία, -αῖον

(< ἄκροι, γωνία, an angle) [in LXX: Is 28:16 (פִּנָּה)*;] = Attic γωνιαῖος (freq. in Inscr.; MM, VGT, s.v. ἀ.),

at the extreme angle: ὁ ἀ., the corner foundation stone, Eph 2:20, I Pe 2:6.†

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

Strong’s G204 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidak-rog-o-nee-ah'-yos

belonging to the extreme corner

Fromfrom G206 and G1137;

King Jameschief corner.

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	akrogōniaios	akrogōniaias	akrogōniaiem	akrogōniaiois	akrogōniaiais	akrogōniaieim
object accusative	akrogōniaion1×ἀκρογωνιαῖον	akrogōniaian		akrogōniaioin	akrogōniaiain
direct address vocative	akrogōniaior	akrogōniaiar		akrogōniaioir	akrogōniaiair
of, belonging to genitive	akrogōniaiou1×ἀκρογωνιαίου	akrogōniaiau	akrogōniaieu	akrogōniaioiu	akrogōniaiaiu	akrogōniaieiu
to, for dative	akrogōniaio	akrogōniaia	akrogōniaie	akrogōniaioi	akrogōniaiai	akrogōniaiei

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

akrogōniaistem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

akrogōniai 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

akrogōniaion“cornerstone”objectaccusative singular1×

1 Peter 2:6“cornerstone”dioti periechatō en grafa; Idou tithamō en Siōn lithon akrogōniaion eklekton entimon, kai tos pisteuarōtos epi auto ouk mē kataischuniteia.For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

akrogōniaiou“cornerstone”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

Ephesians 2:20“cornerstone”epoikodomiratois epi to themelio toiu apostoloiu kai profētoiu, arōtou akrogōniaiou autou Christou Iēsu,built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.