Akribos means “circumspectly” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H199 — ulam (“as for”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G199 ἀκριβώς (akribos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. akribos (ak-ree-boce') adv. 1. exactly [adverb from the superlative of akribes (a derivative of the same as G206)] It has 12 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include diligently, perfect, and circumspectly. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
akribos (ak-ree-boce') adv. 1. exactly [adverb from the superlative of akribes (a derivative of the same as G206)] KJV: circumspectly, diligently, perfect(-ly) Root(s): G206 See also: G196, G197, G198
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G199. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
exactly
Usage: ἀκριβῶς adv. (ἀκριβής), [in LXX: Deu.19:18 (יָטַב), Da TH 7:19 (יְצֵב), Eze.39:14, Wis.19:18, Sir.18:29 ;] with exactness, carefully: Mat.2:8, Luk.1:3, Act.18:25, Eph.5:15, 1Th.5:2 (M, Th., in l). Compar., ἀκριβέστερον (Milligan, NTD, 111; MM, VGT, see word), Act.18:26 23:15, 20 24:22.† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render akribos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G199 (ἀκριβώς) appears 3 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
9 indexed usages in New Testament.
And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,
This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.
2 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And the judges shall make diligent inquiry, and, behold, if an unjust witness has borne unjust testimony; and has stood up against his brother;
Then I inquired carefully concerning the fourth beast; for it differed from every other beast, exceeding dreadful: its teeth were of iron, and its claws of brass, devouring, and utterly breaking to pieces, and it trampled the remainder with its feet:
1 indexed usage in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
For the elements were changed in themselves by a kind of harmony, Like as in a psaltery notes change the name of the tune, And yet are always sounds; Which may well be perceived by the sight of the things that have been done.
First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G199.
And the judges shall make diligent inquiry, and, behold, if an unjust witness has borne unjust testimony; and has stood up against his brother;
Then I inquired carefully concerning the fourth beast; for it differed from every other beast, exceeding dreadful: its teeth were of iron, and its claws of brass, devouring, and utterly breaking to pieces, and it trampled the remainder with its feet:
And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,
This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.
And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.
Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.
And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.
And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter.
See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
For the elements were changed in themselves by a kind of harmony, Like as in a psaltery notes change the name of the tune, And yet are always sounds; Which may well be perceived by the sight of the things that have been done.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G199, grouped by book.
Akribos (Strong's G199) is a Greek word most simply glossed "circumspectly". akribos (ak-ree-boce') adv. 1. exactly [adverb from the superlative of akribes (a derivative of the same as G206)]
This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's G199 across 8 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G199 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as diligently, perfect, and circumspectly. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 2 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 1 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G199, with linked reader references where each row is available.