What does ἄκακος (ákakos) mean in the Bible?
ἄκακος (ákakos): Guileless simplicity—freedom from cunning or malice rather than mere absence of guilt
Greek · G172
ἄκακος
Innocent
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ἄκακος G172
Pronunciation ákakos
What does ἄκακος (ákakos) mean in the Bible?
ἄκακος (ákakos): Guileless simplicity—freedom from cunning or malice rather than mere absence of guilt
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G172?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include innocent (1), naive (1).
Where does ἄκακος (ákakos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 16:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (1), Romans (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 It innocent 1× Hebrews 7:26
naive 1× Romans 16:18
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 16:18
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Romans 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ἄκακος 1x akakos Hebrews 7:26
ἀκάκων 1x akakōn Romans 16:18
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural 1x Romans 16:18
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Hebrews 7:26
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Guileless simplicity—freedom from cunning or malice rather than mere absence of guilt
Strong's G172
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Proverbs 1:20-33 Source Gloss
innocent
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 16:18 Adjective Genitive Plural Masculine
ἀκάκων. akakwn
innocent, guileless, simple
Read verse Hebrews 7:26 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
ἄκακος, akakov
innocent, guileless, simple
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 patterns 2 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Genitive (1) Number pattern Plural (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Heb 7:26 1×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Rom 16:18 1×
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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Biblical Witnesses
Person lacking discernment, easily deceived by folly and lack of knowledge
Naive person who believes everything without critical judgment or caution
Inexperienced person who learns through witnessing consequences of others' actions
Guileless, unsuspecting persons vulnerable to deception by smooth rhetoric
Free from guilt or malice, describing Christ's moral purity and sinlessness
Word Origins
ἄκακος is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain