GreekG1506Adjective
εἰλικρινής
eilikrinēs
“pure”
2Occurrences
G1506Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
judged by sunlight, i.e. tested as genuine (figuratively)
from (the sun's ray) and G2919 (κρίνω);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
unalloyed, pure (Lat. sincerus; see DCG, ii, 635a); (a) of unmixed substances; (b) of abstract ideas; (with) of ethical purity.
Synonyms
*ἁγνός *(which see), καθαρός, cf. Tr., Syn.: §lxxxv; DB, iv, 176a; Cremer, 378; Westc. on .
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Adjective
Morphology Code
G:A
Full Description
Greek Adjective
Occurrences
εἰλικρινής appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
2 Peter
1
Philippians
1
Key Passages
2 Peter 3:1BSB
Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking
Philippians 1:10BSB
so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
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