ἈΚΡΙΒΩΝ, ἀκριβων
AKRIBŌN, akribōn
Sounds Like: ah-kree-BOHN
Translations: (of) accurate, (of) exact, (of) precise, (of) careful, (of) diligent, (of) strict
From the root: ΑΚΡΙΒΟΩ
Part of Speech: Participle, Adjective
Explanation: This word is the genitive plural masculine or neuter form of the adjective 'ἀκριβής' (akribēs), meaning accurate, exact, or precise. It can also be the genitive plural masculine or neuter form of the present active participle of the verb 'ἀκριβόω' (akriboō), meaning to make accurate, to examine carefully, or to ascertain precisely. It describes something belonging to or pertaining to those who are accurate, exact, or careful, or those who are in the process of making something accurate or examining carefully.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Masculine or Neuter, Present Active Participle or Adjective
Strong’s numbers: G0197 (Lookup on BibleHub), G0196 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 2:40
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΚΡΙΒΟΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΚΡΙΒΩΣΟΜΑΙ — I will ascertain exactly, I will learn accurately, I will inquire carefully, I will make exact
- ἈΚΡΙΒΩΣΟΜΕΝΟΥ — (of) one who will be made accurate, (of) one who will be exacted, (of) one who will be investigated carefully
- ΑΚΡΙΒΟΥΝ — to be accurate, to be exact, to be precise, to be careful, to be diligent
- ΑΚΡΙΒΟΩ — to inquire carefully, to learn accurately, to determine precisely, to ascertain, to find out exactly
- ἨΚΡΙΒΑΣΘΗ — was ascertained, was inquired into carefully, was learned accurately, was examined precisely
- ἨΚΡΙΒΟΥ — he was exact, he was precise, he inquired carefully, he ascertained
- ἨΚΡΙΒΩΚΕΝΑΙ — to have made accurate, to have ascertained exactly, to have known accurately, to have been exact, to have investigated thoroughly
- ἨΚΡΙΒΩΣΕΝ — he inquired carefully, he ascertained exactly, he learned accurately, he determined precisely
- ΗΚΡΙΒΑΣΘΗ — was ascertained, was determined, was examined carefully, was inquired precisely
- ΗΚΡΙΒΩΣΕΝ — he inquired carefully, he ascertained exactly, he learned accurately, he determined precisely
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