Gloss
cornerstone, an essential stone in the construction of a building
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἀκρογωνιαῖος, α, ον
Greek transliteration
akrogōniaios
Simplified transliteration
akrogoniaios
Numbers
Strong's number
204
GK Number
214
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
a-1a(1)
Definition
literally: lying at the extreme corner ; with λιθος, corner or foundation stone, Eph. 2:20; 1 Pet. 2:6*
Greek-English Concordance for ἀκρογωνιαῖος
| Ephesians 2:20 | built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, the cornerstone (akrogōniaiou | ἀκρογωνιαίου | gen sg masc) being Christ Jesus himself, |
| 1 Peter 2:6 | For it says in scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone, a cornerstone (akrogōniaion | ἀκρογωνιαῖον | acc sg masc) chosen and precious, and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.” |
