ἀκέραι-ος G0185
pure, unmixed, innocent; morally untainted or guileless
An adjective expressing purity without mixture or guile. Jesus instructs disciples to be 'innocent as doves' yet 'wise as serpents' (Matt 10:16). Paul urges Roman believers to be 'innocent' concerning evil (Rom 16:19). Philippians 2:15 calls believers to be 'blameless and innocent' children of God amid a corrupt generation. Classical usage covers unmixed substances, untouched property, and persons of pure lineage or character.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Denotes moral simplicity and purity—freedom from evil's contamination. Jesus's paradox pairs this with wisdom: innocence without naivety. Romans applies it to deliberate ignorance of evil—purity through non-participation. Philippians connects it to visible blamelessness: children of light standing out in darkness. Multilingual glosses vary interestingly: Spanish 'inocentes/puros/sencillos' (innocent/pure/simple), French 'pur/sans-mélange' (pure/unmixed), German 'lauter' (pure), reflecting the term's conceptual range from moral innocence to unmixed simplicity. 3×
AR["أَبْرِيَاءَ", "بُسَطاءَ"]·ben["নির্দোষ", "সরল"]·DE["lauter", "ἀκέραιοι"]·EN["innocent"]·FR["pur", "sans-mélange"]·heb["תְּמִימִים", "תְּמִימִים,"]·HI["निर्दोष", "निशछल,"]·ID["murni", "tulus"]·IT["akeraioi", "sincero"]·jav["bersih", "murni", "tanpa-salah"]·KO["순결한", "순결한-자들이", "순수한,"]·PT["puros", "simples"]·RU["-злое", "невинны", "просты"]·ES["inocentes", "puros", "sencillos"]·SW["safi", "wanyofu", "wapole"]·TR["saf"]·urd["بے-ضرر", "سادہ", "کھرے"]
Related Senses
H3548 1. priest, cultic officiant (750×)G5547 1. Christ, Messiah, Anointed One (540×)H5030 1. Prophet, divine spokesperson (317×)H5930a 1. burnt offering (sacrifice) (286×)H3881 1. Levites (priestly class) (283×)G4396 1. prophet, spokesperson of God (146×)H6944 1. sanctuary, holy place (129×)G0749 1. high priest, chief priest (123×)H6944 2. holiness, sacredness (abstract quality) (123×)G5330 1. Pharisee (99×)G4336 1. pray to God (86×)H6944 3. holy things, sacred offerings (plural) (86×)H3722a 1. make ritual atonement (Piel) (85×)H6912 1. bury (Qal active) (82×)H6419 1. pray (Hitpael) (80×)H6944 4. holiness (with possessive pronoun) (77×)H6942 1. sanctify, consecrate (Piel factitive) (76×)H2930a 1. Qal: be/become unclean (75×)H7819a 1. slaughter an animal (Qal active) (72×)H1486 1. lot (object cast for decisions) (71×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἀκέραι-ος, ον (feminine -αία Refs 5th c.BC+, pure, unmixed, ὕδωρRefs 4th c.BC+; untouched, γῆ, νομή, Refs 5th c.BC+; unalloyed, ἡδοναίRefs 4th c.BC+ __2 of persons, pure in blood, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II unharmed, unravaged, ἀ. ἀπολαμβάνειν τὴν πόλινRefs 5th c.BC+; δύναμις, of an army, in full force, Refs 5th c.BC+; of troops, fresh, Refs 5th c.BC+; of property, untouched, οὐσίαRefs 4th c.BC+; ἐᾶν τι…