ΑΚΡΟΓΩΝΙΕΟΝ, ακρογωνιεον
AKROGŌNIEON, akrogōnieon
Sounds Like: ak-roh-goh-NEE-eh-ohn
Translations: corner, cornerstone, chief cornerstone
From the root: ΑΚΡΟΓΩΝΙΑΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is at the extreme corner or angle, often referring to a foundational stone in a building. It is a compound word derived from 'AKROS' (highest, extreme) and 'GONIA' (corner, angle). It is typically used metaphorically to refer to something of supreme importance or a foundational element.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G204 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Epistle of Barnabas — 6:2
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
- ἈΚΡΟΓΩΝΙΑΙΟΝ — cornerstone, chief cornerstone, a 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
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