ἀμίαντος G0283
undefiled, pure; free from moral or ritual contamination
Formed with the alpha-privative prefix on miaino ('to stain, defile'), this adjective describes what remains utterly free from contamination—whether moral, ritual, or physical. In Hebrews 7:26, Christ as high priest is 'holy, innocent, undefiled'; in Hebrews 13:4 it characterizes the marriage bed that must be kept pure. James 1:27 applies it to genuine religion 'undefiled before God,' and 1 Peter 1:4 describes the believer's heavenly inheritance as imperishable and undefiled.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Free from any stain, defilement, or moral contamination—pure in the fullest sense. Both German and French render it 'unbefleckt' and the concept aligns closely, while Spanish distinguishes 'incontaminada' (uncontaminated) from 'sin mancha' (without blemish), hinting at both ritual and moral dimensions. Applied to Christ's priestly character (Heb 7:26), marital fidelity (Heb 13:4), pure religion (Jas 1:27), and the heavenly inheritance (1 Pet 1:4). 4×
AR["النَّقِيَّةُ", "بِلَا-دَنَسٍ", "طَاهِر", "غَيرِ-مُدَنَّسٍ"]·ben["অকলঙ্ক", "অমলিন", "নির্মল"]·DE["unbefleckt"]·EN["undefiled"]·FR["unbefleckt"]·heb["בִּלְתִּי־מֻכְתֶּמֶת", "טָהוֹר", "לֹא-טָמֵא", "תְּמִימָה"]·HI["निर्मल", "निर्मल,"]·ID["tak-bernoda", "tanpa-noda", "tidak-ternoda;", "yang-tidak-ternoda"]·IT["amianton", "amiantos"]·jav["mboten-cacat,", "tanpa-cacat", "tanpa-reged"]·KO["더럽지-않고", "더럽지-않는", "더럽지-않은", "더럽혀지지-않은"]·PT["imaculada", "imaculada,", "imaculado", "sem-mácula"]·RU["неосквернённое", "неосквернённому,", "неосквернённый", "непорочное"]·ES["incontaminada", "sin-mancha"]·SW["asiye-na-unajisi", "isiyo-na-uchafu", "isiyo-najisi;", "usio-na-uchafu"]·TR["lekesiz"]·urd["بے-داغ", "بے-داغ،", "پاک"]
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
ἀμίαντος, ον, undefiled, pure, ὕδωρRefs 6th c.BC+ calls the sea ἡ ἀμίαντο; ἀ. τοῦ ἀνοσίου πέρι free from stain of ungodliness, NT+5th c.BC+ __2 not to be defiled, Refs 1st c.BC+ __II ὁ ἀ. λίθος asbestos, Refs 4th c.BC+