gonia denotes a corner, whether in a stone-and-building expression, at a street junction, or at the earth’s outer points.

The term is used most often in the repeated statement that a rejected stone became the head of a corner; it also marks street intersections and the earth’s four outer points, and once describes something not done in a secluded corner.

1. The head of a building corner · dominant

   The genitive singular form occurs in the repeated clause about the stone rejected by builders becoming the head of the corner. In 1 Peter 2:7, Acts 4:11, Mark 12:10, and Matthew 21:42 the APB renders that clause as "the head of the corner," while in Luke 20:17 it renders the resulting expression "the cornerstone."

   1 Peter 2:7Acts 4:11Luke 20:17Mark 12:10Matthew 21:42
2. Street junctions and outer points · common

   The plural forms identify multiple corners in spatial settings. In Matthew 6:5 the APB renders people praying at "the street corners," and in Revelation 20:8 and Revelation 7:1 it renders "the four corners of the earth" in connection with nations, angels, and winds.

   Matthew 6:5Revelation 20:8Revelation 7:1
3. A secluded place · rare

   In Acts 26:26, the dative singular form appears in the assertion that the events under discussion were not done in a corner. The APB renders the clause "this was not done in a corner," presenting the location as one outside public notice.

   Acts 26:26

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB usually renders the construction phrase "the head of the corner," but uses "the cornerstone" in Luke 20:17. Elsewhere it renders street corners, the four corners of the earth, and a corner as a place not open to notice; these renderings reflect whole-verse translations rather than word alignment.