Strong G299ἄμωμος

blameless

Transliteration
amōmos
Pronunciation
am'-o-mos
Morphology
Greek Adjective

Definition

From G1 (as a negative particle) and G3470; unblemished (literally or figuratively): - without blame (blemish fault spot) faultless unblameable.

Detailed definition

ἄ-μωμος, -ον
(μῶμος, which see), [in LXX chiefly for תָּמִים ];
of sacrificial victims, without blemish: of Christ, Heb.9:14, 1Pe.1:19; etbically, unblemished, faultless: Eph.1:4 5:27, Php.2:15, Col.1:22, Ju 24, Rev.14:5 (Cremer, 425, 788; MM, VGT, see word).†
SYN.: ἀμίαντος, ἄσπιλος (AS)

In the Bible

Strong G299 appears in 7 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • blemish2
  • blame1
  • fault1
  • faultless1
  • spot1
  • unblameable1

First verses

  1. Ephesians 1:4
    According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
  2. Ephesians 5:27
    That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
  3. Colossians 1:22
    In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
  4. Hebrews 9:14
    How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
  5. 1 Peter 1:19
    But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
  6. Jude 1:24
    Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
  7. Revelation 14:5
    And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἄμωμος, ον,
blameless, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC(?): Semonides Iambographus 4; νόμος 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.177)]; without blemish, εἶδος ἄ.[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 259; κάλλει 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 185; in epitaphs, “CIG” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” 1974 (from Thessalonica), +others)]
2 unblemished, of victims, etc., [LXX+NT+1st c.AD+ (LXX.Exo.29.1, +others, NT.1Pet.1.19, 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.171, +others)]
3 unimpaired, perfect, ὑγίεια[Refs 4th c.BC+ (“IG” 5(1).1119 (Geronthrae, 4th c.BC).)]