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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 210. ἄκων (akón) -- Unwilling, involuntary</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/210.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/2-7.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/210.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 210</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/209.htm" title="209">◄</a> 210. akón <a href="../greek/211.htm" title="211">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">akón: Unwilling, involuntary</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀκών</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>akón<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-KON<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ak'-ohn)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Unwilling, involuntary<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>unwilling, generally used where English would express by an adverb: unwillingly.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek negative particle "α" (a) meaning "not" and "κών" (kon), which is related to the concept of will or desire.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent concept can be found in words like "בִּלְתִּי" (bilti), which also conveys the idea of negation or unwillingness, though there is no direct one-to-one correspondence in terms of a specific Hebrew word.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek word "ἀκών" (akón) is used to describe actions or states that are done without one's will or desire, often translated as "unwilling" or "involuntary." It conveys the idea of something being done reluctantly or without consent.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of will and intention was significant in both legal and philosophical contexts. Actions performed "ἀκών" were often distinguished from those done "ἑκών" (hekón), meaning willingly or intentionally. This distinction was important in determining moral and legal responsibility.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>210</b> <i>ákōn</i> (from <a href="/greek/1.htm">1</a> <i>/A</i> "not" and <a href="/greek/1635.htm">1635</a> <i>/hekṓn</i>, "willing, in voluntary accord") – properly, <i>un</i>willing, needing to be <i>compelled</i> (used only in 1 Cor 9:17).</p><p class="discovery">[<a href="/greek/210.htm">210</a> (<i>ákōn</i>) describes someone who does <i>not</i> share the same mind (view), i.e. is <i>not</i> of the same will (intention).]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>contr. of <a href="/greek/1.htm">alpha</a> (as a neg. prefix) and <a href="/greek/1635.htm">hekón</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>unwilling<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>against my will (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 210: ἄκων</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἄκων</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἄκουσα</span>, <span class="greek2">ἄκον</span> (contracted from <span class="greek2">ἀέκων</span>, alpha privative and <span class="greek2">ἕκων</span> willing), <span class="accented">not of one's own will, unwilling</span>: <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9-17.htm">1 Corinthians 9:17</a>. (Very frequent among the Greeks.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>unwilling<p>From <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> (as a negative particle) and <a href="/greek/1635.htm">hekon</a>; unwilling -- against the will. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1635.htm">hekon</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ακων άκων ἄκων akon akōn ákon ákōn<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/9-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 9:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰ δὲ <b>ἄκων</b> οἰκονομίαν πεπίστευμαι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> but if <span class="itali">against my will,</span> I have a stewardship<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> if <span class="itali">against my will,</span> a dispensation<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> if however <span class="itali">unwillingly</span> an administration I am entrusted with<p><b><a href="/greek/210.htm">Strong's Greek 210</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_210.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ako_n_210.htm">ἄκων — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/209.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="209"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="209" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/211.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="211"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="211" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>