Definition
εἰλικρινής, -ές,
[in LXX: Wi 72^ kB * ;]
unalloyed, pure (Lat. sincerus; see DCG, ii, 635a);
(a) of unmixed substances;
(b) of abstract ideas;
(with) of ethical purity: Philippians 1:10, 2 Peter 3:1.
Synonyms: ἁγνός (which see), καθαρός, cf. Tr., Syn.: §lxxxv; DB, iv, 176a; Cremer, 378; Westc. on 1 John 3:3.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
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- Philippians 1:10εἰλικρινεῖς · pure…so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
- 2 Peter 3:1εἰλικρινῆ · to wholesomeBeloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking