εἰλικρίνειαeilikríneia
sincerity, purity: 1 Corinthians 5:8, 2 Corinthians 1:12, 2 Corinthians 2:17.
Greek (New Testament) · G1505
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- 1 Corinthians 5:8 So let us celebrate the festival, not with the old bread of wickedness and evil, but with the new bread of sincerity and truth.
- 2 Corinthians 1:12 We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have lived with a God-given holiness and sincerity in all our dealings. We have depended on God’s grace, not on our own human wisdom. That is how we have conducted ourselves before the world, and especially toward you.
- 2 Corinthians 2:17 You see, we are not like the many hucksters who preach for personal profit. We preach the word of God with sincerity and with Christ’s authority, knowing that God is watching us.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.