283. amiantos
Strong's Lexicon
amiantos: Unstained, undefiled, pure

Original Word: ἀμίαντος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: amiantos
Pronunciation: ah-mee'-an-tos
Phonetic Spelling: (am-ee'-an-tos)
Definition: Unstained, undefiled, pure
Meaning: undefiled, untainted, free from contamination.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek prefix "α-" (a-), meaning "not," and "μιαίνω" (miainō), meaning "to stain" or "to defile."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "amiantos," the concept of purity and being undefiled is often expressed in Hebrew through words like "טָהוֹר" (tahor), meaning "clean" or "pure."

Usage: The term "amiantos" is used in the New Testament to describe something that is free from contamination or impurity. It conveys the idea of being morally or ritually pure, untouched by corruption or defilement. In a biblical context, it often refers to the purity and holiness that believers are called to maintain in their lives.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, purity and defilement were significant concepts, often associated with religious rituals and moral conduct. The idea of being "unstained" was important in both Jewish and early Christian thought, reflecting a life that is in accordance with God's standards. The use of "amiantos" in the New Testament underscores the call for believers to live lives that are distinct from the surrounding culture, marked by holiness and integrity.

HELPS Word-studies

283 amíantos (an adjective, derived from 1 /A "not" and 3392 /miaínō, "to stain, defile") – properly, untinted (unstained); (figuratively) undefiled because unstained.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from alpha (as a neg. prefix) and miainó
Definition
undefiled
NASB Translation
undefiled (4).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 283: ἀμίαντος

ἀμίαντος, (μιαίνω), "not defiled, unsoiled; free from that by which the nature of a thing is deformed and debased, or its force and vigor impaired": καίτη pure, free from adultery, Hebrews 13:4; κληρονομία (without defect), 1 Peter 1:4; θρησκεία, James 1:27; pure from sin, Hebrews 7:26. (Also in the Greek writings; in an ethical sense, Plato, legg. 6, p. 777 e.; Plutarch, Periel. e. 39 βίος καθαρός καί ἀμίαντος.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
undefiled.

From a (as a negative particle) and a derivative of miaino; unsoiled, i.e. (figuratively) pure -- undefiled.

see GREEK a

see GREEK miaino

Forms and Transliterations
αμιαντον αμίαντον ἀμίαντον αμιαντος αμίαντος ἀμίαντος amianton amíanton amiantos amíantos
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Englishman's Concordance
Hebrews 7:26 Adj-NMS
GRK: ὅσιος ἄκακος ἀμίαντος κεχωρισμένος ἀπὸ
NAS: innocent, undefiled, separated
KJV: harmless, undefiled, separate
INT: holy innocent undefiled separated from

Hebrews 13:4 Adj-NFS
GRK: ἡ κοίτη ἀμίαντος πόρνους γὰρ
NAS: and the [marriage] bed [is to be] undefiled; for fornicators
KJV: the bed undefiled: but
INT: the bed [be] undefiled the sexually immoral however

James 1:27 Adj-NFS
GRK: καθαρὰ καὶ ἀμίαντος παρὰ τῷ
NAS: Pure and undefiled religion
KJV: religion and undefiled before God
INT: pure and undefiled before

1 Peter 1:4 Adj-AFS
GRK: ἄφθαρτον καὶ ἀμίαντον καὶ ἀμάραντον
NAS: [which is] imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away,
KJV: and undefiled, and
INT: imperishable and undefiled and unfading

Strong's Greek 283
4 Occurrences


ἀμίαντον — 1 Occ.
ἀμίαντος — 3 Occ.

















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