Strong G1506εἰλικρινής
pure
- Transliteration
- eilikrinēs
- Pronunciation
- i-lik-ree-nace'
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
From εἵλη heilē (the sun´ s ray) and G2919; judged by sunlight that is tested as genuine (figuratively): - pure sincere.
Detailed definition
εἰλικρινής, -ές,
[in LXX: Wi 72^ kB *;]
unalloyed, pure (Lat. sincerus; see DCG, ii, 635a);
__(a) of unmixed substances;
__(b) of abstract ideas;
__(with) of ethical purity: Php.1:10, 2Pe.3:1.†
SYN.: ἁγνός (which see), καθαρός, cf. Tr., Syn.: §lxxxv; DB, iv, 176a; Cremer, 378; Westc. on 1Jn.3:3. (AS)
[in LXX: Wi 72^ kB *;]
unalloyed, pure (Lat. sincerus; see DCG, ii, 635a);
__(a) of unmixed substances;
__(b) of abstract ideas;
__(with) of ethical purity: Php.1:10, 2Pe.3:1.†
SYN.: ἁγνός (which see), καθαρός, cf. Tr., Syn.: §lxxxv; DB, iv, 176a; Cremer, 378; Westc. on 1Jn.3:3. (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1506 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- pure1
- sincere1
First verses
- Philippians 1:10That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
- 2 Peter 3:1This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
εἰλικριν-ής, ές,
unmixed, without alloy, pure, ἐκ πυρὸς τοῦ -εστάτου καὶ ὕδατος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ διαίτης” 1.35)]; θέρμη, ψῦξις, [Refs ([prev. author] “VM” 19)]; διὰ τὸ εἰλικρινῆ ἕκαστα εἶναι (i.e. τὰ φῦλα) distinct and separate, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.5.14; εἴ τῳ γένοιτο αὐτὸ τὸ καλὸν ἰδεῖν εἰ., καθαρόν, ἄμεικτον 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 211e)]; τὸ ἧττον εἰ., opposed to τὸ καθαρώτερον, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 340b8; τῶν χρωμάτων οὐδὲν ὁρῶμεν εἰ. οἷόν ἐστιν, ἀλλὰ πάντα κεκραμένα [prev. author] “Col.” 793b13; τὸ λευκὸν [μέλι] οὐκ ἐκ θύμου εἰλικρινοῦς [prev. author] “HA” 627a3; εἰ. καὶ ἀμιγής [prev. author] “de An.” 426b4; ἐν μεγάλῳ εἰ. καὶ κενῷ 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Epistulae” 2p.37U. (perhaps καὶ εἰ.); τὸ ἓν εἰ. καὶ καθαρόν 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.393c.)]
2 pure, simple, absolute, αὐτῇ καθ᾽ αὑτὴν εἰλικρινεῖ τῇ διανοίᾳ χρώμενος the pure and absolute intellect, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 66a; ψυχὴν αὐτὴν καθ᾽ αὑτὴν εἰ. ἀπαλλάξεσθαι [prev. work] 81c)]; γνωσόμεθα.. πᾶν τὸ εἰ. the pure and absolute, [Refs ([prev. work] 67b)]; τὸ καθαρόν τε καὶ εἰ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Phlb.” 52d; τὰς τέρψεις εἰ. ἀποδιδόναι 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 1.46)]; ἡδονὴ εἰ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1176b20; εὐπορία -εστάτη 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Sententiae” 14)]; also of evil things, sheer, absolute, ἀδικία [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.2.3.)]
3 sincere, ἀπόδεξις [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“OGI” 227.12 (Didyma, 3rd c.BC); εὔνοια [prev. work]763.41 (Milet., 2nd c.BC))]; of persons, [NT (NT.Phil.1.10)]. adverb - νῶς [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“OGI” 441.5 (1st c.BC).)]
4 total, ἐκλείψεις [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Cleomedes Astronomus 2.5.)]
II adverb -νῶς without mixture, of itself, simply, absolutely, διὰ τὸ εἰ. εἶναι Ἕλληνας καὶ ἀμιγεῖς βαρβάρων [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Menexenus” 245d)]; τὸ εἰ. ὄν absolute being, [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “R.” 477a; εἰ. ὑπὸ τοῦ ἔρωτος ὡρμημένους [prev. author] “Smp.” 181c; εἰ. ὅλον λευκόν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Physica” 187b4)]; without qualification, - νῶς Ταραντῖνοι [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Tactica” 4.6)]: Ionic dialect εἰλικριν-έως, κρίνεσθαι to have a clear crisis, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 4.7.)] —The word is confined to Prose.
unmixed, without alloy, pure, ἐκ πυρὸς τοῦ -εστάτου καὶ ὕδατος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ διαίτης” 1.35)]; θέρμη, ψῦξις, [Refs ([prev. author] “VM” 19)]; διὰ τὸ εἰλικρινῆ ἕκαστα εἶναι (i.e. τὰ φῦλα) distinct and separate, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.5.14; εἴ τῳ γένοιτο αὐτὸ τὸ καλὸν ἰδεῖν εἰ., καθαρόν, ἄμεικτον 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 211e)]; τὸ ἧττον εἰ., opposed to τὸ καθαρώτερον, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 340b8; τῶν χρωμάτων οὐδὲν ὁρῶμεν εἰ. οἷόν ἐστιν, ἀλλὰ πάντα κεκραμένα [prev. author] “Col.” 793b13; τὸ λευκὸν [μέλι] οὐκ ἐκ θύμου εἰλικρινοῦς [prev. author] “HA” 627a3; εἰ. καὶ ἀμιγής [prev. author] “de An.” 426b4; ἐν μεγάλῳ εἰ. καὶ κενῷ 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Epistulae” 2p.37U. (perhaps καὶ εἰ.); τὸ ἓν εἰ. καὶ καθαρόν 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.393c.)]
2 pure, simple, absolute, αὐτῇ καθ᾽ αὑτὴν εἰλικρινεῖ τῇ διανοίᾳ χρώμενος the pure and absolute intellect, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 66a; ψυχὴν αὐτὴν καθ᾽ αὑτὴν εἰ. ἀπαλλάξεσθαι [prev. work] 81c)]; γνωσόμεθα.. πᾶν τὸ εἰ. the pure and absolute, [Refs ([prev. work] 67b)]; τὸ καθαρόν τε καὶ εἰ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Phlb.” 52d; τὰς τέρψεις εἰ. ἀποδιδόναι 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 1.46)]; ἡδονὴ εἰ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1176b20; εὐπορία -εστάτη 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Sententiae” 14)]; also of evil things, sheer, absolute, ἀδικία [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.2.3.)]
3 sincere, ἀπόδεξις [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“OGI” 227.12 (Didyma, 3rd c.BC); εὔνοια [prev. work]763.41 (Milet., 2nd c.BC))]; of persons, [NT (NT.Phil.1.10)]. adverb - νῶς [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“OGI” 441.5 (1st c.BC).)]
4 total, ἐκλείψεις [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Cleomedes Astronomus 2.5.)]
II adverb -νῶς without mixture, of itself, simply, absolutely, διὰ τὸ εἰ. εἶναι Ἕλληνας καὶ ἀμιγεῖς βαρβάρων [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Menexenus” 245d)]; τὸ εἰ. ὄν absolute being, [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “R.” 477a; εἰ. ὑπὸ τοῦ ἔρωτος ὡρμημένους [prev. author] “Smp.” 181c; εἰ. ὅλον λευκόν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Physica” 187b4)]; without qualification, - νῶς Ταραντῖνοι [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Tactica” 4.6)]: Ionic dialect εἰλικριν-έως, κρίνεσθαι to have a clear crisis, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 4.7.)] —The word is confined to Prose.