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Koine Greek wordlink #34094

SR GNT Mark 13:27 ἄκρου (akrou) ‘extremity of the earth to extremity of heaven’ Strongs=2060 Lemma=akron
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=neuter number=singular
Year=33 AD

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Other uses (1) of identical word form ἄκρου (N-GNS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἄκρου’ (N-GNS) is always and only glossed as ‘extremity’.

Mark 13:27 ‘four winds from extremity of the earth to extremity’ SR GNT Mark 13:27 word 19

OET-LV: 27 And then he _will _be _sending _out the messengers and he _will _be _gathering _together the chosen ones of _him from the four winds, from extremity of_the_earth to extremity of _heaven. (MRK_13:27)

OET-RV: 27 He’ll send the messengers out to collect all the chosen people from the four corners of the world, from everywhere between the earth and the sky. (MRK 13:27)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘akron’ have 2 different glosses: ‘the extremities’, ‘extremity’.

Greek words (2) other than ἄκρου (N-GNS) with a gloss related to ‘extremity’

LUKE 16:24 ἄκρον (akron) N-ANS ‘in_order_that he may dip the extremity of the finger of him’ SR GNT Luke 16:24 word 16

OET-LV: 24 And he having _called said, father Abraʼam, show _mercy to _me and send Lazaros, in _order _that he _may _dip the extremity of _the finger of _him in _water, and may _cool _down the tongue of _me, because I _am _being _distressed in the this flame. (LUK_16:24)

OET-RV: 24 so he called out, ‘Father Abraham, be merciful to me and send Lazarus here to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool down my tongue, because I’m very distressed here in this flame.’ (LUK 16:24)

HEB 11:21 ἄκρον (akron) N-ANS ‘prostrated on the extremity of the staff of him’ SR GNT Heb 11:21 word 14

OET-LV: 21 By _faith Yakōb, dying _off, each of _the sons of _Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf) blessed, and prostrated on the extremity of _the staff of _him. (HEB_11:21)

OET-RV: 21 By faith, when Yacob was dying he gave a blessing to both of Yosef’s sons, and bowed over the top of his walking stick. (HEB 11:21)

Key: N=noun ANS=accusative,neuter,singular GNS=genitive,neuter,singular