Lexicon akrogóniaios: Cornerstone Original Word: ἀκρογωνιαῖος Strong's Exhaustive Concordance chief corner, capstone From akron and gonia; belonging to the extreme corner -- chief corner. see GREEK akron see GREEK gonia NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom akron and gónia Definition at the extreme angle or corner NASB Translation corner (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 204: ἀκρογωνιαῖοςἀκρογωνιαῖος, , , 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; the 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. Forms and Transliterations ακρογωνιαιον ακρογωνιαίον ἀκρογωνιαῖον ακρογωνιαιου ακρογωνιαίου ἀκρογωνιαίου ακρόδρυα ακροδρύων akrogoniaion akrogoniaîon akrogōniaion akrogōniaîon akrogoniaiou akrogoniaíou akrogōniaiou akrogōniaíouLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Ephesians 2:20 Adj-GMSGRK: προφητῶν ὄντος ἀκρογωνιαίου αὐτοῦ Χριστοῦ NAS: Himself being the corner [stone], KJV: being the chief corner [stone]; INT: prophets being [the] cornerstone himself Christ 1 Peter 2:6 Adj-AMS Strong's Greek 204 |
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