adjective

akeraios

Greekἀκέραιος (akeraios)

Strong’sG185

simple, unsophisticated, innocent

stem akerai-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

innocent3×

What it means

** ἀκέραιος, -ον

(< κεράννυμι), [in LXX: Es 8:13*;]

unmixed, pure, hence, metaph. (cf. MM, VGT, s.v.), guileless, simple: Mt 10:16, Ro 16:19, Phl 2:15.†

SYN.: ἄδολος, ἄκακος, ἁπλοῦς (cf. Ellic. on Phl 2:15; Tr., Syn., §lvi).

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G185 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidak-er'-ah-yos

unmixed, i.e. (figuratively) innocent

Fromfrom G1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of G2767;

King Jamesharmless, simple.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	akeraios	akeraias	akeraiem	akeraiois2×ἀκέραιοι	akeraiais	akeraieim
object accusative	akeraion	akeraian		akeraioin1×ἀκεραίους	akeraiain
direct address vocative	akeraior	akeraiar		akeraioir	akeraiair
of, belonging to genitive	akeraiou	akeraiau	akeraieu	akeraioiu	akeraiaiu	akeraieiu
to, for dative	akeraio	akeraia	akeraie	akeraioi	akeraiai	akeraiei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

akeraistem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

akerai is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

akeraiois“innocent”subjectnominative plural2×

Matthew 10:16“innocent”Idou mis apostelamō vin hōs probateim en mese lukoiu; ginevōr oun fronimois hōs tois ofiois kai akeraiois hōs tais peristerais.Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

Philippians 2:15“innocent”hina gineveia amemptois kai akeraiois, tekneim theou amōmeim mesem geneau skoliau kai diastrefirētau, en hoi fainevō hōs fōstērois en kosmoso that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world

akeraioin“innocent”objectaccusative plural1×

Romans 16:19“innocent”tas gar vu hupakoas eis pantoin afikneta; epi vi oun chairamō, thelamō de vin sofoin arō eis tem agathem, akeraioin de eis tem kakem.Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.