Gloss
innocent, pure, not mixed with evil
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἀκέραιος, ον
Greek transliteration
akeraios
Simplified transliteration
akeraios
Numbers
Strong's number
185
GK Number
193
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
a-3a
Definition
pr. unmixed: hence, without mixture of vice or deceit, sincere, blameless, Mt. 10:16; Rom. 16:19; Phil. 2:15*
Greek-English Concordance for ἀκέραιος
| Matthew 10:16 | “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent (akeraioi | ἀκέραιοι | nom pl masc) as doves. |
| Romans 16:19 | Your obedience is known to all and thus I am rejoicing over you. But I want you to be wise as to what is good, and innocent (akeraious | ἀκεραίους | acc pl masc) as to what is evil. |
| Philippians 2:15 | so that you may be blameless and innocent (akeraioi | ἀκέραιοι | nom pl masc), children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine like stars in the universe, |
