Amiantos ἀμίαντος
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| ἀμίαντος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | amiantos |
| Strong's number | G283 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | pure |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Hebrews (2) |
Amiantos (Greek ἀμίαντος, Strong's G283) is a Greek adjective meaning “pure”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀ-μίαντος, -ον
(μιαίνω), [in LXX: Wis.3:13 4:2 8:20, 2Ma.14:36 2Mac 15:34 * ;]
undefiled, free from contamination (in π., of αἰθήρ; MM, VGT, see word): Heb.7:26 13:4, 1Pe.1:4, Jas.1:27.†
SYN.: ἄμωμος, ἄσπιλος (Cremer, 784) (AS)
(μιαίνω), [in LXX: Wis.3:13 4:2 8:20, 2Ma.14:36 2Mac 15:34 * ;]
undefiled, free from contamination (in π., of αἰθήρ; MM, VGT, see word): Heb.7:26 13:4, 1Pe.1:4, Jas.1:27.†
SYN.: ἄμωμος, ἄσπιλος (Cremer, 784) (AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | undefiled (4) |
|---|---|
| BSB | undefiled (3), kept undefiled (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Amiantos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Hebrews
- Hebrews 7:26For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
- Hebrews 13:4Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
James
- James 1:27Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
1 Peter
- 1 Peter 1:4To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).