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Strong's G200 ἀκρίς (akris)

Akris means “locust” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H200 — ivveleth (“folly”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G200
Language Greek
Linked Usages 35
Books 21

Strong's G200 Quick Answer

Strong's G200 ἀκρίς (akris) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. akris (ak-rece') n. 1. a locust {as pointed, or as lighting upon the top of vegetation} It has 35 linked Bible usages across 21 books. Visible English usage signals include locusts. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
akris (ak-rece') n. 1. a locust {as pointed, or as lighting upon the top of vegetation}
Usage
35 linked usages
Books
21 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
locusts

Meaning and Definition

akris (ak-rece') n. 1. a locust {as pointed, or as lighting upon the top of vegetation} [apparently from G206, akin to the base of G188] KJV: locust Root(s): G206 See also: G188

Original Word
ἀκρίς
Transliteration
akris
Derivation
Root: ἄκρον R1: 206
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G200. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

locust

Usage: ἀκρίς, -ίδος, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for אַרְבֶּה, also for חָגָב, etc. ;] a locust: Mat.3:4, Mrk.1:6, Rev.9:3, 7.† (AS)

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How Strong's G200 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render akris, 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.

locusts Matthew 3:4

How Strong's G200 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New 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.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 28 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G200 (ἀκρίς) appears 33 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G200 by Corpus

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.

Strong's G200 in the New Testament

4 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 3:4 KJV

And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

Mark 1:6 KJV

And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;

Revelation 9:3 KJV

And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

Strong's G200 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

28 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 10:4 Septuagint / Brenton

But if thou wilt not send my people away, behold, at this hour tomorrow I will bring an abundance of locusts upon all thy coasts.

Exodus 10:12 Septuagint / Brenton

And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch out thy hand over the land of Egypt, and let the locust come up on the land, and it shall devour every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees, which the hail left.

Exodus 10:13 Septuagint / Brenton

And Moses lifted up his rod toward heaven, and the Lord brought a south wind upon the earth, all that day and all that night: the morning dawned, and the south wind brought up the locusts,

Strong's G200 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

3 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 2:20 Septuagint / Brenton

A great number also of sundry countries came with them like locusts, and like the sand of the earth: for the multitude was without number.

Wisdom of Solomon 16:9 Septuagint / Brenton

For them the bitings of grasshoppers and flies killed, Neither was there found any remedy for their life: For they were worthy to be punished by such.

Wisdom of Sirach 43:18 Septuagint / Brenton

The eye marveleth at the beauty of the whiteness thereof, And the heart is astonished at the raining of it.

Usage Excerpts

First 35 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G200.

Exodus 10:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if thou wilt not send my people away, behold, at this hour tomorrow I will bring an abundance of locusts upon all thy coasts.
Exodus 10:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch out thy hand over the land of Egypt, and let the locust come up on the land, and it shall devour every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees, which the hail left.
Exodus 10:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses lifted up his rod toward heaven, and the Lord brought a south wind upon the earth, all that day and all that night: the morning dawned, and the south wind brought up the locusts,
Exodus 10:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and brought them up over all the land of Egypt. And they rested in very great abundance over all the borders of Egypt. Before them there were not such locusts, neither after them shall there be.
Exodus 10:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord brought in the opposite direction a strong wind from the sea, and took up the locusts and cast them into the Red Sea, and there was not one locust left in all the land of Egypt.
Leviticus 11:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And these of them ye shall eat: the caterpillar and his like, and the attacus and his like, and the cantharus and his like, and the locust and his like.
Numbers 13:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there we saw the giants; and we were before them as locusts, yea even so were we before them.
Deuteronomy 28:38 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt carry forth much seed into the field, and thou shalt bring in little, because the locust shall devour it.
Judges 6:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For they and their stock came up, and their tents were with them, as the locust in multitude, and there was no number to them and their camels; and they came to the land of Israel, and laid it waste.
Judges 7:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Midian and Amalek and all the children of the east were scattered in the valley, as the locust for multitude; and there was no number to their camels, but they were as the sand on the seashore for multitude.
2 Chronicles 6:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If there should be famine upon the land, if there should be death, a pestilent wind and blight; if there should be locust and caterpillar, and if the enemy should harass them before their cities: in whatever plague and whatever distress they may be;
2 Chronicles 7:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If I should restrain the heaven and there should be no rain, and if I should command the locust to devour the trees, and if I should send pestilence upon my people;
Psalms 77:46 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he gave their fruit to the canker worm, And their labors to the locust.
Psalms 104:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He spoke, and the locust came, And caterpillars innumerable,
Psalms 108:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I am removed as a shadow in its going down: I am tossed up and down like locusts.
Proverbs 30:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The locusts have no king, and yet march orderly at one command.
Ecclesiastes 12:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall look up, and fears shall be in the way, And the almond tree shall blossom, And the locust shall increase, And the caper shall be scattered: Because man has gone to his eternal home, And the mourners have gone about the market:
Isaiah 33:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now shall the spoils of your small and great be gathered: as if one should gather locusts, so shall they mock you.
Isaiah 40:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
It is he that comprehends the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants in it are as grasshoppers; he that set up the heaven as a chamber, and stretched it out as a tent to dwell in:
Jeremiah 26:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They shall cut down her forest, saith the Lord, for their number cannot at all be conjectured, for it exceeds the locust in multitude, and they are innumerable.
Jeremiah 28:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the Lord has sworn by his arm, saying, I will fill thee with men as with locusts; and they that come down shall cry against thee.
Jeremiah 28:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Lift up a standard in the land, sound the trumpet among the nations, consecrate the nations against her, raise up kings against her by me, and that for the people of Ashkenaz; set against her engines of war; bring up against her horses as a multitude of locusts.
Hosea 13:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore shall they be as a morning cloud, and as the early dew that passes away, as chaff blown away from the threshing floor, and as a vapor from tears.
Joel 1:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The leavings of the caterpillar has the locust eaten, and the leavings of the locust has the palmerworm eaten, and the leavings of the palmerworm has the cankerworm eaten.
Joel 2:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will recompense you for the years which the locust, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, and the cankerworm have eaten, even my great army, which I sent against you.
Amos 7:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus has the Lord God shown me; and, behold, a swarm of locusts coming from the east; and, behold, one caterpillar, King Gog.
Nahum 3:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
There the fire shall devour thee; the sword shall utterly destroy thee, it shall devour thee as the locust, and thou shalt be pressed down as a palmerworm.
Nahum 3:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thy mixed multitude has suddenly departed as the grasshopper, as the locust perched on a hedge in a frosty day; the sun arises, and it flies off, and knows not its place: woe to them!
Matthew 3:4 New Testament, KJV
And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
Mark 1:6 New Testament, KJV
And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;
Revelation 9:3 New Testament, KJV
And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
Revelation 9:7 New Testament, KJV
And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.
Judith 2:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
A great number also of sundry countries came with them like locusts, and like the sand of the earth: for the multitude was without number.
Wisdom of Solomon 16:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For them the bitings of grasshoppers and flies killed, Neither was there found any remedy for their life: For they were worthy to be punished by such.
Wisdom of Sirach 43:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The eye marveleth at the beauty of the whiteness thereof, And the heart is astonished at the raining of it.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G200, grouped by book.

Exodus 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nahum 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 2 usages, New Testament
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G200 FAQ

What does akris (ἀκρίς) mean?

Akris (Strong's G200) is a Greek word most simply glossed "locust". akris (ak-rece') n. 1. a locust {as pointed, or as lighting upon the top of vegetation}

How many times is akris (ἀκρίς) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 35 linked usages for Strong's G200 across 21 books.

Where can I study akris (ἀκρίς) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G200 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate akris (ἀκρίς)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as locusts. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G200 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 28 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 3 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G200, with linked reader references where each row is available.