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akron marks a farthest boundary or terminal point, whether of heaven and earth or a finger and staff.
The attested usage chiefly marks the farthest bounds in gathering language that reaches from earth to heaven or from one end of the heavens to another; it also identifies a concrete terminal point on a finger or staff.
Senses in use
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Farthest bounds of earth or heaven · dominant
The genitive forms occur in gathering clauses: in Mark 13:27 the APB renders gathering the elect “from the end of the earth to the end of heaven,” and in Matthew 24:31 it renders the extent “from one end of the heavens to the other.” These clauses show terminal limits that frame the full reach of the gathering.
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Concrete terminal point · occasional
In Luke 16:24, the accusative singular occurs in the request that Lazarus dip the terminal part of his finger in water; the APB renders the phrase “the tip of his finger.” In Hebrews 11:21, the same accusative singular form occurs with Jacob bowing over his staff, where the APB renders “the head of his staff.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “tip” for the finger in Luke 16:24, “head” for the staff in Hebrews 11:21, and “end” in the spatial clauses of Mark 13:27 and Matthew 24:31. These renderings confirm the clauses' terminal-point imagery rather than fix a separate English equivalent in every verse.