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GreekG0198Verb

ἀκριβόω

akriboō

2Occurrences
G0198Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to be exact, i.e. ascertain

from the same as G196 (ἀκριβέστατος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
[in Aq.: * ;] to enquire with exactness, learn carefully: (for similar ex., see MM, VGT, sv.).

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ἀκριβόω appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
2

Key Passages

Matthew 2:7BSB

Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.

Matthew 2:16BSB

When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.