Strong's Concordance akribós: with exactness Original Word: ἀκριβῶςPart of Speech: Adverb; Adverb, Comparative Transliteration: akribós Phonetic Spelling: (ak-ree-boce') Short Definition: carefully, exactly, strictly Definition: carefully, exactly, strictly, distinctly. 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).] Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 199: ἀκριβῶςἀκριβῶς, 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 akribō̂sLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 1999 Occurrences ἀκριβέστερον — 4 Occ. ἀκριβῶς — 5 Occ. 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 Acts 18:25 Adv Acts 18:26 Adv-C Acts 23:15 Adv-C Acts 23:20 Adv-C Acts 24:22 Adv-C Ephesians 5:15 Adv 1 Thessalonians 5:2 Adv |