noun · masculine
akulaos
GreekἈκύλας (akulas)
Strong’sG207
Aquila
stem akula-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἀκύλας, -ου (and -α; MM, VGT, s.v.), ὁ (Lat.),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G207 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidak-oo'-las
Akulas, an Israelite
Fromprobably for Latin aquila (an eagle);
King JamesAquila.
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 | akulaos3×Ἀκύλας | akulaois |
| object accusative | akulaon3×Ἀκύλαν | akulaoin |
| direct address vocative | akulaor | akulaoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | akulaou | akulaoiu |
| to, for dative | akulao | akulaoi |
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
akulao 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
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
akulaos“Aquila”subjectnominative singular3×
Acts 18:18“Aquila”Tos de Paulos ēti prosmenaratos hēmerain hikanain toi adelfoi apotasseratos ekplate eis tan Surian, kai sun auto Priskillas kai Akulaos, keireratos en Kenchreai tan kefalan, echate gar euchan.Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.
Acts 18:26“Aquila”houtos tē archeta parrēsiazerō en ta sunagōga; akouaratois de autou Priskillas kai Akulaos proslambela auton kai akribesterem auto ektithela tan hodan tou theou.And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.
1 Corinthians 16:19“Aquila”Aspazelō vin tais ekklēsais tau Asiau. aspazetō vin en kurio polleim Akulaos kai Priskas sun ta kata oikon autoiu ekklēsa.The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.
akulaon“Aquila”objectaccusative singular3×
Acts 18:2“Aquila”kai heuriskaratos tinon Ioudaion onome Akulaon, Pontikon te gene, prosfatōs ercharēton apo tau Italiau kai Priskillan gunaikan autou dia tem diatassarē Klaudion chōrizirō pantoin toin Ioudaioin apo tau Rōmau, proserchata autoi,There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them,
Romans 16:3“Aquila”Aspazevar Priskan kai Akulaon toin sunergoin mu en Christo Iēso,Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
2 Timothy 4:19“Aquila”Aspazesar Priskan kai Akulaon kai ton Onēsiforou oikon.Greet Prisca and Aquila, as well as the household of Onesiphorus.