ἈΚΡΟΓΩΝΙΑΙΟΝ, ἀκρογωνιαιον
AKROGŌNIAION, akrogōniaion
Sounds Like: ah-kroh-goh-nee-AH-ee-on
Translations: cornerstone, chief cornerstone, a cornerstone
From the root: ΑΚΡΟΓΩΝΙΑΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is at the extreme corner, specifically referring to a cornerstone. It is a compound word formed from 'ἄκρος' (highest, outermost) and 'γωνία' (corner). In ancient architecture, the cornerstone was the most important stone in the foundation of a building, often laid first and used to align all other stones. Metaphorically, it refers to something or someone essential and foundational.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G0204 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Isaiah — 28:16
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 1 Peter — 2:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΚΡΟΓΩΝΙΑΙΟΣ.
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.
- ἈΚΡΟΓΩΝΑΙΟΝ — cornerstone, a cornerstone, chief cornerstone, a chief cornerstone
- ἈΚΡΟΓΩΝΙΑΙΟΥ — cornerstone, chief cornerstone, a cornerstone, a chief cornerstone
- ΑΚΡΟΓΩΝΙΑΙΟΝ — cornerstone, a cornerstone, chief cornerstone, a chief cornerstone
- ΑΚΡΟΓΩΝΙΑΙΟΥ — of the corner, of the chief corner, of the cornerstone
- ΑΚΡΟΓΩΝΙΕΟΝ — corner, cornerstone, chief cornerstone
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