Strong's Concordance akeraios: unmixed, pure Original Word: ἀκέραιος, ονPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: akeraios Phonetic Spelling: (ak-er'-ah-yos) Definition: unmixed, pure Usage: (lit: unmixed) simple, unsophisticated, sincere, blameless. HELPS Word-studies 185 akéraios (an adjective, derived from 1 /A "not" and 2767 /keránnymi, "mingled") – properly, not mixed (mingled); not a destructive mixture because not tainted by sinful motives (ambitions); pure (unmingled). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom alpha (as a neg. prefix) and kerannumi Definition unmixed, pure NASB Translation innocent (3). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 185: ἀκέραιοςἀκέραιος, (κεράννυμι); a. unmixed, pure, as wine, metals, b. of the mind, without admixture of evil, free from guile, innocent, simple: Matthew 10:16; Romans 16:19; Philippians 2:15; (and frequent in secular writings). (Cf. Ellicott on Philippians, the passage cited; Trench, § lvi.; Tittmann 1:27f.) From a (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of kerannumi; unmixed, i.e. (figuratively) innocent -- harmless, simple. see GREEK a see GREEK kerannumi Englishman's Concordance Matthew 10:16 Adj-NMPGRK: ὄφεις καὶ ἀκέραιοι ὡς αἱ NAS: as serpents and innocent as doves. KJV: serpents, and harmless as doves. INT: serpents and innocent as the Romans 16:19 Adj-AMP Philippians 2:15 Adj-NMP Strong's Greek 185 |