εἰλικρίνεια
eilikrineiasincerityHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine3 occurrences2 books3 verses
Definition
εἰλικρινία (Rec., cl., -κρινεία), -ας, ἡ
(εἰλικρινής), [in LXX: Wis.7.25 A * ;]
sincerity, purity: 1 Corinthians 5:8, 2 Corinthians 1:12; 2:17.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- 1 Corinthians 5:8εἰλικρινείας · of sincerityTherefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.
- 2 Corinthians 1:12εἰλικρινείᾳ · sincerityFor this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
- 2 Corinthians 2:17εἰλικρινείας · sincerityFor we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.