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Lexicon :: Strong's G204 - akrogōniaios

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ἀκρογωνιαῖος
Transliteration
akrogōniaios (Key)
Pronunciation
ak-rog-o-nee-ah'-yos
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:792,137

Strong’s Definitions

ἀκρογωνιαῖος akrogōniaîos, ak-rog-o-nee-ah'-yos; from G206 and G1137; belonging to the extreme corner:—chief corner.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G204 in the following manner: chief corner (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G204 in the following manner: chief corner (2x).
  1. placed at an extreme corner, the corner foundation stone

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀκρογωνιαῖος akrogōniaîos, ak-rog-o-nee-ah'-yos; from G206 and G1137; belonging to the extreme corner:—chief corner.
STRONGS G204:
ἀκρογωνιαῖος, -αία, -αῖον, a word wholly Biblical and ecclesiastical [Winer's Grammar, 99 (94); 236 (221)] (ἄκρος extreme, and γωνία corner, angle), placed at the extreme corner; λίθος cornerstone; used of Christ, 1 Peter 2:6; Ephesians 2:20; Sept. Isaiah 28:16 for פִּנָּה אֶבֶן. For as the cornerstone holds together two walls, so Christ joins together as Christians, into one body dedicated to God, those who were formerly Jews and Gentiles, Ephesians 2:20 [yet cf. Meyer at the passage] compared with Ephesians 2:14, 16-19, 21f. And as a cornerstone contributes to sustain the edifice, but nevertheless some fall in going around the corner carelessly; so some are built up by the aid of Christ, while others stumbling at Christ perish, 1 Peter 2:6-8; see γωνία, a.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
28:16
Ephesians
2; 2:14; 2:20; 2:20; 2:21
1 Peter
2:6; 2:6; 2:7; 2:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G204 matches the Greek ἀκρογωνιαῖος (akrogōniaios),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:20 - built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:6 - For in Scripture it says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame.”[fn]
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