What does εἰλικρινής (eilikrinḗs) mean in the Bible?
εἰλικρινής (eilikrinḗs): Pure without mixture or adulteration; unmixed integrity applied to moral and intellectual character.
Greek · G1506
εἰλικρινής
Pure
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εἰλικρινήςG1506
Pronunciationeilikrinḗs
What does εἰλικρινής (eilikrinḗs) mean in the Bible?
εἰλικρινής (eilikrinḗs): Pure without mixture or adulteration; unmixed integrity applied to moral and intellectual character.
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How does the BSB render G1506?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include pure (1), to wholesome (1).
Where does εἰλικρινής (eilikrinḗs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Philippians 1:10. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Peter (1), Philippians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itpure1×Philippians 1:10
to wholesome1×2 Peter 3:1
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First aligned rowPhilippians 1:10
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Philippians12 Peter1
Source forms
εἰλικρινεῖς1xeilikrineisPhilippians 1:10
εἰλικρινῆ1xeilikrinē2 Peter 3:1
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular1x2 Peter 3:1
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural1xPhilippians 1:10
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Pure without mixture or adulteration; unmixed integrity applied to moral and intellectual character.
Strong'sG1506
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkPhilippians 1:10Source Gloss
pure
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Pure without mixture or adulteration; unmixed integrity applied to moral and intellectual character.
unalloyed, pure (Lat. sincerus; see DCG, ii, 635a);
aof unmixed substances;
Synonymsἁγνός (which see), καθαρός, cf. Tr., Syn.: §lxxxv; DB, iv, 176a; Cremer, 378; Westc. on 1Jn.3:3.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Philippians 1:10Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
εἰλικρινεῖςeilikrineiv
pure, uncontaminated, sincere
Read verse2 Peter 3:1Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
εἰλικρινῆeilikrinh
pure, uncontaminated, sincere
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms2Case patternAccusative (1)Number patternPlural (1)
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Nominative · Plural · MasculinePhil 1:101×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine2 Pet 3:11×
Where It Appears in Scripture
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Biblical Witnesses
sincere and unmixed moral integrity, free from admixture of wrong motives
sincere mindfulness, undiluted focus on apostolic teaching without corruption
Word Origins
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