What does ἀκέραιος (akéraios) mean in the Bible?
ἀκέραιος (akéraios): Unmixed purity applied to character: guileless simplicity free from deceit or malice.
Greek · G185
ἀκέραιος
Innocent
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ἀκέραιοςG185
Pronunciationakéraios
What does ἀκέραιος (akéraios) mean in the Bible?
ἀκέραιος (akéraios): Unmixed purity applied to character: guileless simplicity free from deceit or malice.
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How does the BSB render G185?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include as innocent (1), innocent (1), pure (1).
Where does ἀκέραιος (akéraios) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 10:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (1), Philippians (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 Itas innocent1×Matthew 10:16
innocent1×Romans 16:19
pure1×Philippians 2:15
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 10:16
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Matthew1Romans1Philippians1
Source forms
ἀκέραιοι2xakeraioiMatthew 10:16, Philippians 2:15
ἀκεραίους1xakeraiousRomans 16:19
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural2xMatthew 10:16, Philippians 2:15
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural1xRomans 16:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Unmixed purity applied to character: guileless simplicity free from deceit or malice.
Strong'sG185
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
innocent
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Unmixed purity applied to character: guileless simplicity free from deceit or malice.
(κεράννυμι), [in LXX: Est.8:13 * ;] unmixed, pure, hence, metaphorically (cf. MM, VGT, see word), guileless, simple: Mat.10:16, Rom.16:19, Php.2:15.
Synonymsἄδολος, ἄκακος, ἁπλοῦς (cf. Ellic. on Phl., l.with; Tr., Syn., §lvi).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 10:16Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀκέραιοιakeraioi
simple, unsophisticated, innocent
Read verseRomans 16:19Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
ἀκεραίουςakeraiouv
simple, unsophisticated, innocent
Read versePhilippians 2:15Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀκέραιοι,akeraioi
simple, unsophisticated, innocent
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 forms3Case patternNominative (2)Number patternPlural (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 10:16 · Phil 2:152×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineRom 16:191×
Word Origins
ἀκέραιος is built from these roots: