Word

ἄκρον

ákron · G206 · Greek · 6 occurrences

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Meanings

extreme boundary, final limit, end

The extreme limit of a space

Examples
Matthew 24:31 “And He will send forth His angels with A GREAT TRUMPET BLAST, and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.
Mark 13:27 “And then He will send forth the angels, and will gather together His elect from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of heaven.
tip, top

The tip or top of a pointed object

Examples
Luke 16:24 “And he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.’
Hebrews 11:21 By faith Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.

How it’s used In 3 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

6 occurrences in 5 groups

οὐρανόςheaven, sky 2
γῆearth 1
δάκτυλοςfinger 1
ῥάβδοςstick 1
αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

βάπτωto dip in 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

5 occurrences in 3 groups

ἐπίon 2
ἕωςuntil, to, as far as 2
ἀπόfrom 2

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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In the other Testament 3 words

קָצֶה qâtseh · H7097 · end, edge, border: Hebrew קָצֶה (qâtseh, H7097) denotes extremity/edge/end across a wide range of physical contexts (border, brim, shore, uttermost part), serving as the direct semantic equivalent to Greek ἄκρον (ákron, G206) 'the extremity' in LXX translation of spatial boundary and terminal-point references.
בֹּהֶן bôhen · H931 · thumb, big toe: Hebrew בֹּהֶן (bôhen, H931) (בֹּהֶן, 'thumb, great toe') denotes the extremity of a limb (the digit at the end of hand or foot), thus translates into Greek ἄκρον (ákron, G206) (ἄκρον, 'the extremity') when referring specifically to bodily extremities; ἄκρον (ákron, G206) is the broader term encompassing any extremity (spatial, temporal, or anatomical), while בֹּהֶן (bôhen, H931) is anatomically specialized to the terminal digit.
רֹאשׁ rôʼsh · H7218 · head, beginning: רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh, H7218) רֹאשׁ denotes the head or top position generally (including anatomical head, leadership, beginning), while ἄκρον (ákron, G206) ἄκρον specifically denotes the extremity or outermost point/tip of something (edge, end, border)—the Greek term is more narrowly focused on the spatial concept of 'farthest extent' rather than the broader 'top/chief' semantic range of the Hebrew.

Semantic domains 2 entries

Tip, top79.104: In Luke 16:24, the rich man begs Abraham to send Lazarus “so that he may dip the tip (tō ákron) of his finger in water,” where the word names the physical tip of a body part.
Extreme boundary, final limit, end80.7: In Matthew 24:31, the angels will “gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end (akrōn) of the sky to the other,” where the word marks the outermost boundary of a vast space.

Word family 8 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

ἄκρονákron · G206ἀκροβυστία akrobystía · G203 · being uncircumcised, the foreskin not cut off, uncircumcised · 20×ἀκριβῶς akribōs · G199 · accurate, accurately, strict · 9×ἀκριβόω akribóō · G198 · to learn exactly, to find out accurately, to ascertain · 2×ἀκρογωνιαῖος akrogōniaîos · G204 · cornerstone, important stone · 2×ἀκρίβεια akríbeia · G195 · strictness, strict conformance to, accurateness · 1×ἀκριβέστατος akribéstatos · G196 · accurate, accurately, strict · 1×ἀκροθίνιον akrothínion · G205 · the best of the booty, the finest spoils, the most valuable plunder · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (ἀκή point (see ἀκμή)) (from Homer down), highest, extreme; τό ἄκρον the topmost point,…

(ἀκή point (see ἀκμή)) (from Homer down), highest, extreme; τό ἄκρον the topmost point, the extremity (cf. Buttmann, 94 (82)): Lk 16:24; Heb 11:21 (see προσκυνέω, a. at the end); ἄκρα, ἄκρον γῆς, οὐρανοῦ, the farthest bounds, uttermost parts, end, of the earth, of heaven: Mt 24:31; Mk 13:27; cf. Deut 4:32; Deut 28:64; Isa 13:5; Jer 12:12.

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

Shapes2 occurrences Limits, Boundaries of Space4 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0