Irreproachable
ἀνεπίληπτοςStrong’s G0423anepilēptos
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Anepilēptos is the Greek word usually translated “above reproach”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;”
Meaning
Usually translated “above reproach”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- above reproach 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 3
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἀνεπίληπτος anepilēptos · irreproachable
ἀν-επί-λημπτος (Rec. -λμπτος; Bl., § 6, 8), -ον (ἀ- ἐπιλαμβάνω) without reproach: 1Ti.3:2 5:7 6:14.† SYN.: ἀμεμπτος, ἀνέγκλητος. It is stronger than these, for it implies not only that the man is of good report, but that he is deservedly so (cf. MM, VGT, see word). (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “irreproachable” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
IRREPROACHABLE, adjective
[in and reproachable.]
That cannot be justly reproached; free from blame; upright; innocent. An irreproachable life is the highest honor of a rational being.
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.