What does ἀπρόσκοπος (apróskopos) mean in the Bible?
ἀπρόσκοπος (apróskopos): Conduct blameless before others by avoiding actions that would cause them to stumble spiritually
Greek · G677
ἀπρόσκοπος
Not giving offence
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ἀπρόσκοποςG677
Pronunciationapróskopos
What does ἀπρόσκοπος (apróskopos) mean in the Bible?
ἀπρόσκοπος (apróskopos): Conduct blameless before others by avoiding actions that would cause them to stumble spiritually
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How does the BSB render G677?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), a clear (1), blameless (1).
Where does ἀπρόσκοπος (apróskopos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 24:16. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), Acts (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 It. . .1×1 Corinthians 10:32
a clear1×Acts 24:16
blameless1×Philippians 1:10
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 24:16
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Acts11 Corinthians1Philippians1
Source forms
ἀπρόσκοποι2xaproskopoi1 Corinthians 10:32, Philippians 1:10
ἀπρόσκοπον1xaproskoponActs 24:16
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural2x1 Corinthians 10:32, Philippians 1:10
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular1xActs 24:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Conduct blameless before others by avoiding actions that would cause them to stumble spiritually
Strong'sG677
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study link1 Corinthians 10:31-33Source Gloss
not giving offence
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Conduct blameless before others by avoiding actions that would cause them to stumble spiritually
(προσκόπτω), [in LXX: Sir.32:21, 3Ma.3:8 * ;]
1act., not causing to stumble: metaphorically, of not leading others into sin, 1Co.10:32.
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.
Acts 24:16Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀπρόσκοπονaproskopon
not offending, not causing offence, blameless
Read verse1 Corinthians 10:32Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀπρόσκοποιaproskopoi
not offending, not causing offence, blameless
Read versePhilippians 1:10Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀπρόσκοποιaproskopoi
not offending, not causing offence, blameless
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 (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Masculine1 Cor 10:32 · Phil 1:102×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineActs 24:161×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Active sense: not causing others to stumble in faith or sin
Showing 1 selected witness from 3 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀπρόσκοπος is built from these roots: