Definition
ἀ-μίαντος, -ον
(μιαίνω), [in LXX: Wis.3.13; 4:2; 8:20, 2Ma.14.36 2Mac.15.34* ;]
undefiled, free from contamination (in π., of αἰθήρ; MM, VGT, see word): Hebrews 7:26; 13:4, 1 Peter 1:4, James 1:27.
Synonyms: ἄμωμος, ἄσπιλος (Cremer, 784)
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Hebrews 7:26ἀμίαντος · undefiledSuch a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
- Hebrews 13:4ἀμίαντος · kept undefiledMarriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
- James 1:27ἀμίαντος · undefiledPure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
- 1 Peter 1:4ἀμίαντον · undefiled…and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,