299. amomos

Lexicon

amomos: Blameless, without blemish, faultless

Original Word: ἄμωμος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: amomos
Pronunciation: AH-mo-mos
Phonetic Spelling: (am'-o-mos)
Definition: Blameless, without blemish, faultless
Meaning: blameless, without blemish, unblemished, faultless.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

without blame, without blemish, faultless.

From a (as a negative particle) and momos; unblemished (literally or figuratively) -- without blame (blemish, fault, spot), faultless, unblamable.

see GREEK a

see GREEK momos

HELPS Word-studies

299 ámōmos (an adjective, derived from 1 /A "not" and 3470 /mṓmos, "blemish") – properly, unblemished, without spot or blot (blight); (figuratively) morally, spiritually blameless, unblemished from the marring effects of sin.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 299a: ἄμωμον

ἄμωμον, , τό, amomum, a fragrant plant of India, having the foliage of the white vine (elsewhere, ampeloleuce) and seed, in clusters like grapes, from which ointment, was made (Pliny, h. n. 12, 13 (28)): Revelation 18:13 G L T Tr WH. (See B. D. American edition under the word.)

STRONGS NT 299: ἄμωμοςἄμωμος, (μῶμος), without blemish, free from faultiness, as a victim without spot or blemish: 1 Peter 1:19 (Leviticus 22:21); Hebrews 9:14; in both places allusion is made to the sinless life of Christ. Ethically, without blemish, faultless, unblamable: Ephesians 1:4; Ephesians 5:27; Colossians 1:22; Philippians 2:15 L T Tr WH; Jude 1:24; Revelation 14:5. (Often in the Sept.; (Hesiod, Simonides, Jamblichus), Herodotus 2, 177; Aeschylus Pers. 185; Theocritus, 18, 25.) (Synonym: see Trench, § ciii.; Tittmann 1:29f.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek prefix "α-" (a-) meaning "without" and "μῶμος" (mōmos) meaning "blemish" or "spot."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of being "without blemish" in the Hebrew Bible is often represented by the word תָּמִים (tāmîm), Strong's Hebrew 8549. This term is used in the context of sacrificial offerings and moral integrity, paralleling the Greek ἄμωμος in its emphasis on purity and perfection.

Usage: The word ἄμωμος is used in the New Testament to describe a state of moral purity or perfection, often in relation to the character of believers or the sacrificial nature of Christ.

Context: The Greek term ἄμωμος appears in several New Testament passages, emphasizing the concept of moral and spiritual purity. It is frequently used to describe the ideal state of believers who are called to live blameless lives before God. For instance, in Ephesians 1:4, it is written, "For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence." Here, ἄμωμος underscores the divine intention for believers to be without fault in their relationship with God.

Additionally, ἄμωμος is used in reference to Christ's sacrificial role. In 1 Peter 1:19, Christ is described as "a lamb without blemish or spot," highlighting His perfect and sinless nature, which qualifies Him as the ultimate sacrifice for humanity's sins. This usage draws on Old Testament sacrificial imagery, where offerings were required to be without blemish.

The term also appears in Philippians 2:15, where believers are encouraged to be "blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation." This exhortation reflects the call for Christians to stand out as morally upright in a world that often opposes God's standards.

Forms and Transliterations

αμωμα άμωμα ἄμωμα αμωμοι άμωμοι ἄμωμοί αμωμον άμωμον ἄμωμον αμωμος άμωμος ἄμωμος αμωμου αμώμου ἀμώμου αμωμους αμώμους ἀμώμους αμώμω αμώμων amoma amōma ámoma ámōma amomoi amōmoi ámomoí ámōmoí amomon amōmon ámomon ámōmon amomos amōmos ámomos ámōmos amomou amōmou amṓmou amomous amōmous amṓmous

Englishman's Concordance

Ephesians 1:4 Adj-AMP
GRK: ἁγίους καὶ ἀμώμους κατενώπιον αὐτοῦ
NAS: that we would be holy and blameless before
KJV: holy and without blame before him
INT: holy and blameless before him

Ephesians 5:27 Adj-NFS
GRK: ἁγία καὶ ἄμωμος
NAS: but that she would be holy and blameless.
KJV: holy and without blemish.
INT: holy and blameless

Philippians 2:15 Adj-NNP
GRK: τέκνα θεοῦ ἄμωμα μέσον γενεᾶς
NAS: of God above reproach in the midst
INT: children of God unblamable in [the] midst of a generation

Colossians 1:22 Adj-AMP
GRK: ἁγίους καὶ ἀμώμους καὶ ἀνεγκλήτους
NAS: Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach--
KJV: holy and unblameable and unreproveable
INT: holy and unblameable and blameless

Hebrews 9:14 Adj-AMS
GRK: ἑαυτὸν προσήνεγκεν ἄμωμον τῷ θεῷ
NAS: Himself without blemish to God,
KJV: himself without spot to God,
INT: himself offered spotless to God

1 Peter 1:19 Adj-GMS
GRK: ὡς ἀμνοῦ ἀμώμου καὶ ἀσπίλου
NAS: as of a lamb unblemished and spotless,
KJV: of a lamb without blemish and
INT: as of a lamb without blemish and without spot

Jude 1:24 Adj-AMP
GRK: δόξης αὐτοῦ ἀμώμους ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει
NAS: of His glory blameless with great joy,
KJV: to present [you] faultless before the presence
INT: glory of him blameless with exultation

Revelation 14:5 Adj-NMP
GRK: εὑρέθη ψεῦδος ἄμωμοί εἰσιν ἐνώπιον
NAS: in their mouth; they are blameless.
KJV: they are without fault before
INT: was found a lie blameless they are before

Revelation 18:13 N-ANS
GRK: κιννάμωμον καὶ ἄμωμον καὶ θυμιάματα
NAS: and cinnamon and spice and incense
INT: cinnamon and spice and incense

Strong's Greek 299
9 Occurrences

ἄμωμα — 1 Occ.
ἄμωμοί — 1 Occ.
ἄμωμον — 2 Occ.
ἄμωμος — 1 Occ.
ἀμώμου — 1 Occ.
ἀμώμους — 3 Occ.