ἄμωμοςámōmos
unblemished (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G299
Meanings
of sacrificial victims, without blemish: of Christ, Hebrews 9:14, 1 Peter 1:19; ethically, unblemished, faultless: Ephesians 1:4, Ephesians 5:27, Philippians 2:15, Colossians 1:22, Jude 1:24, Revelation 14:5.
Synonyms
ἀμίαντος, ἄσπιλος.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Ephesians 1:4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.
- Ephesians 5:27 He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault.
- 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.
- Colossians 1:22 Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.
- Hebrews 9:14 Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins.
- 1 Peter 1:19 It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.