199. akribós
Berean Strong's Lexicon
akribós: exactly, accurately, carefully, diligently

Original Word: ἀκριβῶς
Part of Speech: Adverb; Adverb, Comparative
Transliteration: akribós
Pronunciation: ah-kree-BOCE
Phonetic Spelling: (ak-ree-boce')
Definition: exactly, accurately, carefully, diligently
Meaning: carefully, exactly, strictly, distinctly.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek adjective ἀκριβής (akribes), meaning "exact" or "precise."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "akribós," the concept of carefulness and precision can be seen in Hebrew words like דָּק (daq - thin, subtle) and שָׁקוּד (shaqad - to watch, be alert).

Usage: The adverb "akribós" conveys the sense of doing something with precision and attention to detail. It implies a thoroughness and carefulness in action or thought. In the New Testament, it is often used to describe the manner in which one should live or understand teachings, emphasizing the importance of accuracy and diligence in spiritual matters.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, precision and accuracy were highly valued in various fields such as philosophy, science, and rhetoric. The use of "akribós" in the New Testament reflects this cultural appreciation for meticulousness, especially in the context of understanding and living out one's faith. The term would resonate with an audience familiar with the importance of exactness in both secular and religious contexts.

HELPS Word-studies

199 akribṓs (from akribes, "the high point, extreme," see 195 /akríbeia, "highly accurate") – properly, extremely accurate, very exact; "more (very) accurate" because researched down to the finest detail ("factually precise").

This root (akrib-) refers to gaining exact information with the highest level of accuracy ("exactness") and is acquired by probing investigation to provide a comprehensive circumspect (precise) view in strict adherence to the facts.

["The verb is formed from akros, 'at the point' or 'end.' The idea is, therefore, he 'ascertained to the last point'; denoting the exactness of the information rather than the diligence of the search for it" (WS, 21).]

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
adverb from akribés
Definition
with exactness
NASB Translation
accurately (1), careful* (1), carefully (2), full well (1), more accurately (1), more exact (1), more thorough investigation (1), more thoroughly (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 199: ἀκριβῶς

ἀκριβῶς, adverb, exactly, accurately, diligently: Matthew 2:8; Luke 1:3; Acts 18:25; 1 Thessalonians 5:2; ἀκριβῶς περιπατεῖν to live carefully, circumspectly, deviating in no respect from the law of duty, Ephesians 5:15. (From Aeschylus down.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
circumspectly, diligently, perfectly.

Adverb from the same as akribestatos; exactly -- circumspectly, diligently, perfect(-ly).

see GREEK akribestatos

Forms and Transliterations
ακριβεστερον ακριβέστερον ἀκριβέστερον ακριβως ακριβώς ἀκριβῶς akribesteron akribésteron akribos akribôs akribōs akribō̂s
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 2:8 Adv
GRK: Πορευθέντες ἐξετάσατε ἀκριβῶς περὶ τοῦ
NAS: and search carefully for the Child;
KJV: and search diligently for
INT: Having gone search carefully for the

Luke 1:3 Adv
GRK: ἄνωθεν πᾶσιν ἀκριβῶς καθεξῆς σοι
NAS: everything carefully from the beginning,
KJV: good to me also, having had perfect understanding
INT: from the first will all things carefully with method to you

Acts 18:25 Adv
GRK: καὶ ἐδίδασκεν ἀκριβῶς τὰ περὶ
NAS: and teaching accurately the things concerning
KJV: taught diligently the things of
INT: and taught earnestly the things concerning

Acts 18:26 Adv-C
GRK: αὐτὸν καὶ ἀκριβέστερον αὐτῷ ἐξέθεντο
NAS: to him the way of God more accurately.
INT: him and more accurately to him expounded

Acts 23:15 Adv-C
GRK: μέλλοντας διαγινώσκειν ἀκριβέστερον τὰ περὶ
NAS: his case by a more thorough investigation; and we for our part are ready
INT: being about to examine more earnestly the things concerning

Acts 23:20 Adv-C
GRK: μέλλον τι ἀκριβέστερον πυνθάνεσθαι περὶ
NAS: somewhat more thoroughly about
INT: being about something more earnestly to inquire concerning

Acts 24:22 Adv-C
GRK: ὁ Φῆλιξ ἀκριβέστερον εἰδὼς τὰ
NAS: having a more exact knowledge
INT: Felix more precisely knowing the things

Ephesians 5:15 Adv
GRK: Βλέπετε οὖν ἀκριβῶς πῶς περιπατεῖτε
KJV: that ye walk circumspectly, not as
INT: Take heed therefore carefully how you walk

1 Thessalonians 5:2 Adv
GRK: αὐτοὶ γὰρ ἀκριβῶς οἴδατε ὅτι
NAS: know full well that the day
KJV: yourselves know perfectly that the day
INT: yourselves indeed fully you know that

Strong's Greek 199
9 Occurrences


ἀκριβέστερον — 4 Occ.
ἀκριβῶς — 5 Occ.

















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