Definition
ἄδολος, -ον,
1. guileless (Pind., Thuc).
2. Of liquids (Æsch., Eur., and late prose writers), genuine, pure (in π. and in MGr. of wine, also of corn: MM, VGT, see word; Milligan, NTD, 77): of milk, metaphorically, 1 Peter 2:2.
Synonyms: ἀκέραιος (which see), ἄκακος, ἁπλοῦς.
Usage patterns
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- 1 Peter 2:2ἄδολον · pureLike newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,