Akribos marks careful, precise attention in knowing, teaching, examining, and living.

The attested use marks precision or careful attention: it qualifies knowing in 1 Thessalonians 5:2, teaching in Acts 18:25, following matters before writing in Luke 1:3, searching in Matthew 2:8, and the manner of one’s walk in Ephesians 5:15.

1. Careful precision in action or understanding · dominant

   As an adverb, the form qualifies actions and understanding requiring close attention: in Acts 18:25 the APB renders teaching concerning Jesus as “accurately,” and in Luke 1:3 it renders following matters from the beginning as “accurately.” In Matthew 2:8 the APB renders the commanded search as “carefully,” while Ephesians 5:15 applies the same careful manner to how people walk; 1 Thessalonians 5:2 places it with firm knowledge of the day’s coming.

   Acts 18:25Luke 1:3Matthew 2:8Ephesians 5:151 Thessalonians 5:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the adverbial force with “accurately,” “carefully,” and “very well” across the cited clauses. These renderings confirm the verses’ emphasis on precision or carefulness rather than supplying separate definitions.