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Still

ἀκμήνStrong’s G0188

akmēn

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Akmēn is the Greek word usually translated “still”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?”
Matthew 15:16 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “still”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • still 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἀκμήν akmēn · still

    ἀκμήν, accusative of ἀκμή, a point, used as adv., at the present point of time, even now, even yet: Mat.15:16.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “still” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    STILL, verb transitive

    [G., to put, set, place, Gr., to send, and with style, stool, stall.]

    1. To stop, as motion or agitation; to check or restrain; to make quiet; as, to still the raging sea.
    2. T stop, as noise; to silence.
    3. To appease; to calm; to quiet; as tumult, agitation or excitement; as, to still the passions.
    All definitions and other forms of “still”

      STILL, adjective

      1. Silent; uttering no sound; applicable to animals or to things.
      2. Quiet; calm; not disturbed by noise; as a still evening.
      3. Motionless; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still
      4. Quiet; calm; not agitated; as a still atmosphere.

      STILL, noun

      Calm; silence; freedom from noise; as the still of midnight. [A poetic word.]

        STILL, adverb

        1. To this time; till now.
        2. Nevertheless; notwithstanding.
        3. It precedes or accompanies words denoting increase of degree.
        4. Always; ever; continually.
        5. After that; after what is stated.
        6. In continuation.

        STILL, noun

        [Latin, to drop. See Distill.]

        A vessel, boiler or copper used in the distillation of liquors; as vapor ascending of the still The word is used in a more general sense for the vessel and apparatus. A still house is also called a still

          STILL, verb transitive

          [Latin]

          To expel spirit from liquor by heat and condense it in a refrigeratory; to distill. [See Distill.]

            STILL, verb intransitive

            To drop. [Not in use. See Distill.]

              Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

              Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.