Blameless
ἄμωμοςStrong’s G0299amōmos
Appears in 8 verses of the New Testament
In short
Amōmos is the Greek word usually translated “blameless”, “unblemished” and “without blemish”. It appears in 8 verses of the New Testament.
“Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,”
Meaning
Usually translated “blameless”, “unblemished” and “without blemish”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- blameless 5
- unblemished 2
- without blemish 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ephesians 2
- Philippians 1
- Colossians 1
- Hebrews 1
- 1 Peter 1
- Jude 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Ephesians 1:4According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
- Ephesians 5:27That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
- 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;
- Colossians 1:22In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
- Hebrews 9:14How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
- 1 Peter 1:19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
Greek dictionary
ἄμωμος amōmos · blameless
ἄ-μωμος, -ον (μῶμος, which see), [in LXX chiefly for תָּמִים ]; of sacrificial victims, without blemish: of Christ, Heb.9:14, 1Pe.1:19; etbically, unblemished, faultless: Eph.1:4 5:27, Php.2:15, Col.1:22, Ju 24, Rev.14:5 (Cremer, 425, 788; MM, VGT, see word).† SYN.: ἀμίαντος, ἄσπιλος (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “blameless” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BLA'MELESS, adjective
Without fault; innocent; guiltless; not meriting censure.
- “A bishop then must be blameless” 1 Timothy 3:2“We will be blameless of this thine oath” Joshua 2:17
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.