361. anamartétos
Strong's Lexicon
anamartétos: Sinless, without sin

Original Word: ἀναμάρτητος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: anamartétos
Pronunciation: an-am-ar'-tay-tos
Phonetic Spelling: (an-am-ar'-tay-tos)
Definition: Sinless, without sin
Meaning: without blame, faultless, unerring.

Word Origin: From the Greek prefix ἀν- (an-, "not") and the root word ἁμαρτάνω (hamartanō, "to sin")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "anamartétos," the concept of sinlessness can be related to Hebrew terms such as "תָּם" (tam, Strong's H8535), meaning "blameless" or "innocent," and "צַדִּיק" (tzaddik, Strong's H6662), meaning "righteous."

Usage: The term "anamartétos" is used to describe a state of being without sin or guilt. It is an adjective that denotes moral purity and the absence of wrongdoing. In the New Testament, it is used to emphasize the sinlessness of an individual, often in the context of moral or spiritual discussions.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, concepts of sin and moral purity were often discussed in philosophical and religious contexts. The Jewish understanding of sin, rooted in the Hebrew Scriptures, emphasized the need for atonement and righteousness before God. The New Testament writers, drawing from this background, used terms like "anamartétos" to articulate the Christian understanding of sinlessness, particularly in relation to Jesus Christ and His redemptive work.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from alpha (as a neg. prefix) and hamartanó
Definition
unerring, faultless
NASB Translation
without sin (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 361: ἀναμάρτητος

ἀναμάρτητος, ἀναμάρτητον (from ἄν, the alpha privative, and the form ἁμαρτέω), sinless, both one who has not sinned, and one who cannot sin. In the former sense in John 8:7; Deuteronomy 29:19; 2 Macc. 8:4 2Macc. 12:42; (Test. xii. Patr. test. Benj. § 3). On the use of this word from Herodotus down, cf. Ullmann, Sündlosigkeit Jesu, p. 91f ((abridged in) English translation, p. 99; Cremer, under the word).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
that is without sin.

From a (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of hamartano; sinless -- that is without sin.

see GREEK a

see GREEK hamartano

Forms and Transliterations
αναμάρτητον αναμαρτητος αναμάρτητος ἀναμάρτητος anamartetos anamartētos anamártetos anamártētos
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Englishman's Concordance
John 8:7 Adj-NMS
GRK: αὐτοῖς Ὁ ἀναμάρτητος ὑμῶν πρῶτος
NAS: up, and said to them, He who is without sin among you, let him [be the] first
KJV: them, He that is without sin among you,
INT: to them The sinless one among you first

Strong's Greek 361
1 Occurrence


ἀναμάρτητος — 1 Occ.

















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