ἄμεμπτοςámemptos
irreproachable
Greek (New Testament) · G273
Meanings
blameless, free from fault (in π. of a marriage-contract; M, 1 Thessalonians 3:13; cf. MM, VGT, under that word): Luke 1:6, Philippians 2:15, Philippians 3:6, 1 Thessalonians 3:13 Hebrews 8:7.
Synonyms
ἄμωμος, ἀνέγκλητος, ἀνεπίλημπτος, see that word (Tr., Syn., § ciii).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Luke 1:6 Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God’s eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord’s commandments and regulations.
- Philippians 2:15 so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.
- Philippians 3:6 I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:13 May he, as a result, make your hearts strong, blameless, and holy as you stand before God our Father when our Lord Jesus comes again with all his holy people. Amen.
- Hebrews 8:7 If the first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no need for a second covenant to replace it.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.