adjective
amiantos
Greekἀμίαντος (amiantos)
Strong’sG283
undefiled, untainted
stem amiant-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** ἀ-μίαντος, -ον
(< μιαίνω), [in LXX: Wi 3:13 4:2 8:20, II Mac 14:36 15:34*;]
SYN.: ἄμωμος, ἄσπιλος (Cremer, 784).
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G283 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | amiantos1×ἀμίαντος | amiantas2×ἀμίαντος | amiantem | amiantois | amiantais | amianteim |
| object accusative | amianton | amiantan1×ἀμίαντον | amiantoin | amiantain | ||
| direct address vocative | amiantor | amiantar | amiantoir | amiantair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | amiantou | amiantau | amianteu | amiantoiu | amiantaiu | amianteiu |
| to, for dative | amianto | amianta | amiante | amiantoi | amiantai | amiantei |
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
amiant 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
amiantos“undefiled”subjectnominative singular1×
Hebrews 7:26“undefiled”Toioutos gar ni kai prepate archierevos, hosios, akakos, amiantos, chōrizirētos apo toiu hamartōloiu, kai hupsēloteros toiu ouranoiu gineratos;Such a high priest truly befits us — One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
amiantas“undefiled”subjectnominative singular2×
Hebrews 13:4“undefiled”timios tos gamos en pantoi kai tas koitas amiantas, pornoin gar kai moichoin krinati tos theos.Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
James 1:27“undefiled”thrēskeias katharas kai amiantas para to theo kai patēro houtas atō, episkepterō orfanoin kai chērain en ta thlipsia autoiu, aspilon heauton tērarō apo tou kosmou.Pure 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.
amiantan“undefiled”objectaccusative singular1×
1 Peter 1:4“undefiled”eis klēronomian afthartan kai amiantan kai amarantan, tērirētan en ouranoi eis vinand into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,