Innocent
ἀκέραιοςStrong’s G0185akeraios
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Akeraios is the Greek word usually translated “innocent”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.”
Meaning
Usually translated “innocent”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- innocent 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Romans 1
- Philippians 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Romans 16:19For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.
- Philippians 2:15That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
Greek dictionary
ἀκέραιος akeraios · innocent
ἀκέραιος, -ον (κεράννυμι), [in LXX: Est.8:13 * ;] unmixed, pure, hence, metaphorically (cf. MM, VGT, see word), guileless, simple: Mat.10:16, Rom.16:19, Php.2:15.† SYN.: ἄδολος, ἄκακος, ἁπλοῦς (cf. Ellic. on Phl., l.with; Tr., Syn., §lvi). (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “innocent” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
IN'NOCENT, adjective
[Latin innocens.]
- Properly, not noxious; not producing injury; free from qualities that can injure; harmless; innoxious; as an innocent medicine or remedy.
- Free from guilt; not having done wrong or violated any law; not tainted with sin; pure; upright.
- Free from the guilt of a particular crime or evil action; as, a man is innocent of the crime charged in the indictment.
- Lawful; permitted; as an innocent trade.
All definitions and other forms of “innocent”
- Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture; as innocent goods carried to a belligerent nation.
IN'NOCENT, noun
One free from guilt or harm.
- A natural; an idiot. [Unusual.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.