Strong G410ἀνέγκλητος
irreproachable
- Transliteration
- anegklētos
- Pronunciation
- an-eng'-klay-tos
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Detailed definition
ἀν-έγκλητος, -ον
(ἀ-, ἐγκαλέω), [in LXX: 3Ma.5:31 *;]
not to be called to account, unreprovable: 1Co.1:8, Col.1:22, 1Ti.3:10, Tit.1:6-7.†
SYN.: ἄμεμπτος, ἀνεπίλημπτος (see Tr., Syn., § ciii; Cremer, 742; MM, VGT, see word) (AS)
(ἀ-, ἐγκαλέω), [in LXX: 3Ma.5:31 *;]
not to be called to account, unreprovable: 1Co.1:8, Col.1:22, 1Ti.3:10, Tit.1:6-7.†
SYN.: ἄμεμπτος, ἀνεπίλημπτος (see Tr., Syn., § ciii; Cremer, 742; MM, VGT, see word) (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G410 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- blameless4
- unreproveable1
First verses
- 1 Corinthians 1:8Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Colossians 1:22In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
- 1 Timothy 3:10And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
- Titus 1:6If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
- Titus 1:7For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀνέγκλη-τος, ον,
without reproach, blameless, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 6.1.13, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator “Epistulae” 2.14; διαφυλάττειν τοὺς πολίτας ἀ. 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1360a16; ἀ. ἑαυτὸν παρέχειν “IG” 22.1271, compare “CIG” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” 2270.7 (from Delos))]. adverb -τως[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 17.2, “SIG” 436. 6 (Delph., 3rd c.BC), “PIand.” 33.14 (2nd c.AD).)]
II giving no ground for dispute, ἀ. τὰς οὐσίας πρὸς ἀλλήλους κατασκευάζεσθαι[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 737a)]. adverb -τως, ἔχειν[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1321b22.)]
III active in adverb -τως uncomplainingly, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.102e.)]
without reproach, blameless, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 6.1.13, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator “Epistulae” 2.14; διαφυλάττειν τοὺς πολίτας ἀ. 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1360a16; ἀ. ἑαυτὸν παρέχειν “IG” 22.1271, compare “CIG” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” 2270.7 (from Delos))]. adverb -τως[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 17.2, “SIG” 436. 6 (Delph., 3rd c.BC), “PIand.” 33.14 (2nd c.AD).)]
II giving no ground for dispute, ἀ. τὰς οὐσίας πρὸς ἀλλήλους κατασκευάζεσθαι[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 737a)]. adverb -τως, ἔχειν[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1321b22.)]
III active in adverb -τως uncomplainingly, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.102e.)]