ἄκρον akron · G0206
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ἄκρος, -α, -ον ; [in LXX for קֶצַח, בֹּהֶן, etc. ; ] ; highest, extreme; as subst., τὸ ἄ., the top, extremity: Mrk.13:27, Luk.16:24, Heb.11:21; pl. (cf. MM, VGT, see word), Mat.24:31.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἄκρον, ου, τό, ; (neuter of ἄκρος) like{ἄκρα}, highest or farthest point: ; 1 mountain top, peak, Γάργαρον ἄκρον Ἴδης[]; τὰ ἄκρα heights, []; 1.b ἄκρα νάων ships' tops, []; 2 headland, cape, Σούνιον ἄκρον Ἀθηνέων[]; 3 end, extremity, τὰ ἄ. τῆς θαλάσσης, [τοῦἀέρος], []; ἄκρα χειρῶν hands, []; ἐξ ἄκρων at the end, []:—border, frontier, []; II metaphorically, highest pitch, height, πανδοξίας ἄκρον[]; εἰς ἄκρον ἀνδρείας ἱκέσθαι to highest pitch, []; εἰς ἄκρον ἁδύς exceedingly, []; ἐπ᾽ ἄκρον …
Where it's used 6 times
Matthew 24:31 · Mark 13:27 · Luke 16:24 · Hebrews 11:21 … and 2 more
Source: TBESG G0206; TFLSJ G0206
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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