Sinless
ἀναμάρτητοςStrong’s G0361anamartētos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Anamartētos is the Greek word usually translated “sinless”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.”
Meaning
Usually translated “sinless”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- sinless 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἀναμάρτητος anamartētos · sinless
ἀναμάρτητος, -ον (ἁμαρτεῖν), [in LXX: Deu.29:19 (18) 2Ma.8:4 2Mac 12:42 * ;] 1. without missing, unerring (Xen.). 2. In moral sense, faultless (Plat.), without sin: Jhn.8:7 (see Cremer, 102, 634; MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sinless” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SIN'LESS, adjective
[from sin.]
- Free from sin; pure; perfect.
- Free from sin; innocent; as a sinless soul.
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.