2001 Translation

AKRIBŌS, akribōs

Sounds Like: ak-ree-BOHSS

Translations: exactly, accurately, precisely, strictly, diligently, carefully

From the root: ἈΚΡΙΒΗΣ

Part of Speech: Adverb

Explanation: This word means 'exactly,' 'accurately,' or 'precisely.' It is used to describe an action performed with great care, strictness, or without deviation. It emphasizes the precision or thoroughness of an action or statement.

Inflection: Does not inflect

Strong’s number: G0199 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Aristeas

• Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:133, 1:300

Barnabus

• Letter of Barnabas — 7:4

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 3:15, 10:53, 26:230, 2:17, 14:144, 18:175, 32:227, 37:257
• Book Two — 2:17, 14:144, 18:175, 32:227, 37:257

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 3 — 4:70, 6:118, 7:158, 7:164, 7:176, 9:227, 12:287
• Book 5 — 1:6, 11:358
• Book 6 — 7:141
• Book 7 — 9:227
• Book 8 — 2:29
• Book 9 — 13:276
• Book 12 — 2:99
• Book 13 — 10:298
• Book 18 — 4:104, 5:129, 6:169, 6:182, 9:355
• Book 19 — 1:110
• Book 20 — 3:71, 11:258, 12:262

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book One — 1:6
• Book Two — 7:6
• Book Seven — 5:4

Justin Martyr

• First Apology of Justin Martyr — 24:1, 54:1, 60:1
• Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 95:1

Life of Flavius Josephus, The

• The Life of Flavius Josephus — 69:387

Polycarp of Smyrna

• Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 3:2

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Deuteronomy — 19:18
• Wisdom — 19:18
• Daniel (Theodotion) — 7:19

The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments

• Mandate 3 — 1:4
• Mandate 4 — 3:7

The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables

• Parable 9 — 5:5, 6:3, 13:6

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Matthew — 2:8
• Luke — 1:3
• Acts — 18:25
• Ephesians — 5:15
• 1 Thessalonians — 5:2

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΚΡΙΒΗΣ.

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.

• ἈΚΡΙΒΕΙ — exact, accurate, precise, strict, careful
• ΚΑΤΑΤἈΚΡΙΒΕΣ — exactly, accurately, precisely, according to the exact truth

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