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GreekG0338Adjective

ἀναίτιος

anaitios

2Occurrences
G0338Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

innocent

from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and G159 (αἴτιος) (in the sense of G156 (αἰτία));

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
guiltless, innocent.
LXX: (נָקִי), Dan LXX TH, always of αἷμα (of. MM, VGT, )*

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

ἀναίτιος appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
2

Key Passages

Matthew 12:5BSB

Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?

Matthew 12:7BSB

If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.