Spotless
ἄσπιλοςStrong’s G0784aspilos
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Aspilos is the Greek word usually translated “without spot”, “without stain” and “unstained”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:”
Meaning
Usually translated “without spot”, “without stain” and “unstained”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- without spot 2
- without stain 1
- unstained 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 1
- James 1
- 1 Peter 1
- 2 Peter 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Peter 3:14In contextWherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
- James 1:27Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
- 1 Peter 1:19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
Greek dictionary
ἄσπιλος aspilos · spotless
ἄ-σπιλος, -ον (ἀ- neg., σπῖλος) [in Sm.: Job.15:15 (LXX, καθαρός)* ;] spotless, unstained: 1Pe.1:19; metaphorically, 1Ti.6:14, Jas.1:27, 2Pe.3:14 (for exx., see MM, see word).† SYN.: ἀμίαντος, ἄμωμος (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “spotless” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SPOTLESS, adjective
- Free from spots, foul matter or discoloration.
- Free from reproach or impurity; pure; untainted; innocent; as a spotless mind; spotless behavior.
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.