ἄκρον G0206
The farthest point, extremity, or tip of something — from cosmic ends of heaven to the tip of a finger (ἄκρον)
A neuter noun denoting the outermost or highest point of any extent, whether vast or minute. At the cosmic scale, Jesus declares that angels will gather the elect 'from one end of the heavens to the other' (Matt 24:31, Mark 13:27). At the intimate scale, the rich man begs Lazarus to dip the 'tip' of his finger in water (Luke 16:24). Spanish captures this range beautifully: extremos for the grand cosmic extremities, punta for the precise fingertip. Arabic tarafa similarly denotes a fine point or extremity.
2. tip, point (of a body part or object) — The tip or point of a physical object or body part, at the small and intimate scale. In Luke 16:24, the rich man in Hades pleads for Lazarus to dip the tip (ἄκρον) of his finger in water — a poignant detail emphasizing the gulf between them. In Heb 11:21, Jacob worships leaning on the top of his staff. Spanish punta ('point/tip') and Arabic tarafa ('tip/extremity') both isolate this concrete, tactile meaning from the grander cosmic sense. 2×
AR["رَأْس","طَرَفَ"]·ben["আগা","প্রান্তে"]·DE["Spitze","ἄκρον"]·EN["tip","top"]·FR["extrémité"]·heb["קְצֵה","רֹאשׁ"]·HI["नोक","सिरे"]·ID["atas","ujung"]·IT["akron"]·jav["pucuk"]·KO["끔을","끝에"]·PT["extremidade","ponta"]·RU["верх","кончик"]·ES["punta"]·SW["ncha"]·TR["ucu","ucuna"]·urd["سرے","نوک"]
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1. farthest point, extremity, end — The farthest point or extremity of a spatial extent, used for cosmic or geographic boundaries. In Matt 24:31 and the parallel Mark 13:27, the phrase 'from the ends of the heavens to the ends of them' describes the total sweep of divine gathering at the eschaton. Spanish extremos and French extrémité both emphasize the uttermost boundary. The repeated pairing in these eschatological sayings underscores the completeness of God's reach across all creation. 4×
AR["أَقصاها","أَقصى","أَقْصَى"]·ben["প্রান্ত","শেষ-প্রান্তের"]·DE["Spitze","ἄκρων"]·EN["ends","the-end"]·FR["extrémité"]·heb["קְצֵה"]·HI["छोर","छोरों"]·ID["ujung"]·IT["akron","akrou"]·jav["pucuk","pungkasan"]·KO["끝들까지","끝들에서","끝의"]·PT["a-extremidade","extremidade"]·RU["край","края"]·ES["extremo","extremos"]·SW["mwisho","ya-mbingu","yake"]·TR["ucuna","ucundan","uçlarına","uçlarından"]·urd["سرے","کناروں"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἄκρον, ου, τό, (neuter of ἄκρος) like{ἄκρα}, highest or farthest point: __1 mountain top, peak, Γάργαρον ἄκρον ἼδηςRefs 8th c.BC+; τὰ ἄκρα heights, Refs 5th c.BC+ __1.b ἄκρα νάων ships' tops, Refs 7th c.BC+ __2 headland, cape, Σούνιον ἄκρον ἈθηνέωνRefs 8th c.BC+ __3 end, extremity, τὰ ἄ. τῆς θαλάσσης, [τοῦἀέρος], Refs 5th c.BC+; ἄκρα χειρῶν hands, Refs 2nd c.AD+; ἐξ ἄκρων at the end, Refs 5th…