ἈΚΡΟΣ, ἀκρος
AKROS, akros
Sounds Like: AH-kross
Translations: highest, outermost, extreme, top, a top, a summit, a peak, a point
From the root: ἈΚΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is at the very tip, edge, or highest point. It can refer to the extreme end of something, like the top of a mountain or the tip of a finger. It is often used to denote something that is at its peak or most excellent state, or the very first or last in a series.
Inflection: Masculine, Nominative, Singular
Strong’s number: G0206 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΚΡΟΣ.
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.
- ἈΚΡΑΝ — highest, outermost, extreme, top, peak, summit, edge, a peak, an edge
- ἈΚΡΟΝ — tip, end, top, summit, highest, outermost, a tip, an end
- ἈΚΡΟΥ — of the end, of the top, of the extremity, of the highest point, of the tip, of the summit, an end, a top, an extremity, a highest point, a tip, a summit
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