298. amómétos
Strong's Lexicon
amómétos: Blameless, faultless

Original Word: ἀμώμητος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: amómétos
Pronunciation: ah-MO-may-tos
Phonetic Spelling: (am-o'-may-tos)
Definition: Blameless, faultless
Meaning: without blame or fault, unblemished.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek root ἄμωμος (amomos), meaning "blameless" or "without blemish."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of being blameless is תָּמִים (tamiym), Strong's Hebrew 8549, which also means complete, whole, or without blemish.

Usage: The term "amómétos" is used to describe a state of being without fault or blemish, often in a moral or ethical sense. It conveys the idea of being free from blame or reproach, and is used to describe individuals or actions that are pure and upright in the sight of God.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of being blameless was highly valued, especially in the context of religious and civic duties. The idea of being without blemish was also significant in Jewish culture, particularly in relation to sacrificial offerings, which were required to be without defect. In the New Testament, this term is often used to describe the moral and spiritual integrity expected of believers, reflecting the holiness and purity of God.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 298 amṓmētos (an adjective, derived from 1 /A "not" and 3649 /ololýzō, "blame") – without blame – literally, without mōmos ("blemish"), used only in 2 Pet 3:14. See 299 (amōmos).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from alpha (as a neg. prefix) and mómaomai
Definition
blameless
NASB Translation
blameless (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 298: ἀμώμητος

ἀμώμητος, (μωμάομαι), that cannot be censured, blameless: Philippians 2:15 R G (cf. τέκνα μωμητά, Deuteronomy 32:5); 2 Peter 3:14. (Homer, Iliad 12, 109; (Hesiod, Pindar, others;) Plutarch, frat. amor. 18; often in Anthol.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
blameless.

From a (as a negative particle) and a derivative of momaomai; unblamable -- blameless.

see GREEK a

see GREEK momaomai

Forms and Transliterations
αμώμητα αμωμητοι αμώμητοι ἀμώμητοι amometoi amōmētoi amṓmetoi amṓmētoi
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Peter 3:14 Adj-NMP
GRK: ἄσπιλοι καὶ ἀμώμητοι αὐτῷ εὑρεθῆναι
NAS: spotless and blameless,
KJV: without spot, and blameless.
INT: without spot and unblamable by him to be found

Strong's Greek 298
1 Occurrence


ἀμώμητοι — 1 Occ.

















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