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
Reading a lexicon entry
What this page is: Each lexicon entry shows the original Hebrew or Greek word behind the English translation: its meaning, its range of use, and where it appears in Scripture.
Strong's number: The Strong's code (H- or G-) is the standard reference number for this word. It connects this entry to chapter and passage language tabs.
Where it appears: The witness passages show where this word is used in context. Click any to open the study page for that passage.
This lexicon entry is part of our ongoing editorial review. If you notice missing content, unclear wording, or a possible correction, please send us a note through the Connect page. Screenshots are helpful.
ἀπρόσκοπος G677
Pronunciation apróskopos
What does ἀπρόσκοπος (apróskopos) mean in the Bible?
ἀπρόσκοπος (apróskopos): Conduct blameless before others by avoiding actions that would cause them to stumble spiritually
Full entry for ἀπρόσκοπος (G677) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
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 clear 1× Acts 24:16
blameless 1× Philippians 1:10
Show sample aligned rows
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 24:16
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Acts 1 1 Corinthians 1 Philippians 1
Source forms
ἀπρόσκοποι 2x aproskopoi 1 Corinthians 10:32, Philippians 1:10
ἀπρόσκοπον 1x aproskopon Acts 24:16
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x 1 Corinthians 10:32, Philippians 1:10
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular 1x Acts 24:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Conduct blameless before others by avoiding actions that would cause them to stumble spiritually
Strong's G677
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Corinthians 10:31-33 Source Gloss
not giving offence
Extended definition Source: 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 corpus Greek 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 24:16 Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀπρόσκοπον aproskopon
not offending, not causing offence, blameless
Read verse 1 Corinthians 10:32 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀπρόσκοποι aproskopoi
not offending, not causing offence, blameless
Read verse Philippians 1:10 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀπρόσκοποι aproskopoi
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 patterns 2 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Nominative (2) Number pattern Plural (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Masculine 1 Cor 10:32 · Phil 1:10 2×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Acts 24:16 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
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:
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