What does Ἀκύλας (Akýlas) mean in the Bible?
Ἀκύλας (Akýlas) is a Greek word meaning "Akulas, an Israelite".
Greek · G207
Ἀκύλας
Akulas, an Israelite
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Ἀκύλας G207
Pronunciation Akýlas
What does Ἀκύλας (Akýlas) mean in the Bible?
Ἀκύλας (Akýlas) is a Greek word meaning "Akulas, an Israelite".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G207?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Aquila (6).
Where does Ἀκύλας (Akýlas) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 18:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), 1 Corinthians (1), 2 Timothy (1), Romans (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Aquila 6× Acts 18:2, Acts 18:18, Acts 18:26, Romans 16:3
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 18:2 Ἀκύλαν to Aquila Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Acts 18:18 Ἀκύλας to Aquila Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 18:26 Ἀκύλας to Aquila Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Romans 16:3 Ἀκύλαν to Aquila Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 1 Corinthians 16:19 Ἀκύλας to Aquila Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 2 Timothy 4:19 Ἀκύλαν to Aquila Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 18:2
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
Acts 3 Romans 1 1 Corinthians 1 2 Timothy 1
Source forms
Ἀκύλαν 3x Akylan Acts 18:2, Romans 16:3, 2 Timothy 4:19
Ἀκύλας 3x Akylas Acts 18:18, Acts 18:26, 1 Corinthians 16:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 3x Acts 18:2, Romans 16:3, 2 Timothy 4:19
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 3x Acts 18:18, Acts 18:26, 1 Corinthians 16:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Akulas, an Israelite
Strong's G207
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 2 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
Akulas, an Israelite
Extended definition
:--Aquila.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 18:2 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ἀκύλαν, akulan
Aquila
Read verse Acts 18:18 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἀκύλας, akulav
Aquila
Read verse Acts 18:26 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἀκύλας akulav
Aquila
Read verse Romans 16:3 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ἀκύλαν akulan
Aquila
Read verse 1 Corinthians 16:19 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἀκύλας akulav
Aquila
Read verse 2 Timothy 4:19 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ἀκύλαν, akulan
Aquila
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 6 Case pattern Accusative (3) Number pattern Singular (6)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Acts 18:18 · Acts 18:26 · 1 Cor 16:19 3×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Acts 18:2 · Rom 16:3 · 2 Tim 4:19 3×
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain