ἀνέγκλητος
anegklētos
“irreproachable”
Definition
unaccused, i.e. (by implication) irreproachable
from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and a derivative of G1458 (ἐγκαλέω);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
G:A
Greek Adjective
Occurrences
ἀνέγκλητος appears 5 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons.
But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—
An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.
As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
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