What does ἄσπιλος (áspilos) mean in the Bible?
ἄσπιλος (áspilos): Moral and spiritual purity without defect, applied to Christ's sacrifice and believers' conduct
Greek · G784
ἄσπιλος
Unblemished (physically or morally)
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ἄσπιλοςG784
Pronunciationáspilos
What does ἄσπιλος (áspilos) mean in the Bible?
ἄσπιλος (áspilos): Moral and spiritual purity without defect, applied to Christ's sacrifice and believers' conduct
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G784?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include from being polluted (1), spot (1), spotless (1), without stain (1).
Where does ἄσπιλος (áspilos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Timothy 6:14. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Peter (1), 1 Timothy (1), 2 Peter (1), James (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 Itfrom being polluted1×James 1:27
spot1×1 Peter 1:19
spotless1×2 Peter 3:14
without stain1×1 Timothy 6:14
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Timothy 6:14
Aligned rows4
Books represented4
1 Timothy1James11 Peter12 Peter1
Source forms
ἄσπιλον2xaspilon1 Timothy 6:14, James 1:27
ἄσπιλοι1xaspiloi2 Peter 3:14
ἀσπίλου1xaspilou1 Peter 1:19
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular1x1 Timothy 6:14
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular1xJames 1:27
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular1x1 Peter 1:19
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural1x2 Peter 3:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Moral and spiritual purity without defect, applied to Christ's sacrifice and believers' conduct
Strong'sG784
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms4 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkJames 1:26–27Source Gloss
unblemished (physically or morally)
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Moral and spiritual purity without defect, applied to Christ's sacrifice and believers' conduct
(ἀ- neg., σπῖλος) [in Sm.: Job.15:15 (LXX, καθαρός)* ;] spotless, unstained: 1Pe.1:19; metaphorically, 1Ti.6:14, Jas.1:27, 2Pe.3:14 (for exx., see MM, see word).
Synonymsἀμίαντος, ἄμωμος
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Timothy 6:14Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
ἄσπιλον,aspilon
unstained, undefiled
Read verseJames 1:27Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
ἄσπιλονaspilon
unstained, undefiled
Read verse1 Peter 1:19Adjective Genitive Singular Masculine
ἀσπίλουaspilou
unstained, undefiled
Read verse2 Peter 3:14Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἄσπιλοιaspiloi
unstained, undefiled
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 4 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 patterns4Aligned forms4Case patternAccusative (2)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Masculine2 Pet 3:141×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine1 Pet 1:191×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine1 Tim 6:141×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineJas 1:271×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Witnesses
unstained, spotless
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Word Origins
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