King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G204
Transliteration: akrogōniaios
Phonetic Spelling: (ak-rog-o-nee-ah'-yos)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: at the extreme angle or corner
Meaning: at the extreme angle or corner
ἀκρογωνιαῖος, , , 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.
Word Summary
akrogōniaios: at the extreme angle or corner
Original Word: ἀκρογωνιαῖοςTransliteration: akrogōniaios
Phonetic Spelling: (ak-rog-o-nee-ah'-yos)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: at the extreme angle or corner
Meaning: at the extreme angle or corner
Strong's Concordance
chief corner, capstone From akron and gonia; belonging to the extreme corner -- chief corner.
see GREEK akron
see GREEK gonia
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.