adjective
aproskopos
Greekἀπρόσκοπος (aproskopos)
Strong’sG677
not offending, not causing offence, blameless
stem aproskop-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
**† ἀπρόσκοπος, -ον
(< προσκόπτω), [in LXX: Si 35 (32):21, III Mac 3:8*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G677 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidap-ros'-kop-os
actively, inoffensive, i.e. not leading into sin; passively, faultless, i.e. not led into sin
Fromfrom G1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of G4350;
King Jamesnone (void of, without) offence.
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 | aproskopos | aproskopas | aproskopem | aproskopois2×ἀπρόσκοποι | aproskopais | aproskopeim |
| object accusative | aproskopon | aproskopan1×ἀπρόσκοπον | aproskopoin | aproskopain | ||
| direct address vocative | aproskopor | aproskopar | aproskopoir | aproskopair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | aproskopou | aproskopau | aproskopeu | aproskopoiu | aproskopaiu | aproskopeiu |
| to, for dative | aproskopo | aproskopa | aproskope | aproskopoi | aproskopai | aproskopei |
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
aproskop 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
aproskopan“clear”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 24:16“clear”en houte kai autos askamō aproskopan suneidēsian echarō pros ton theon kai toin anthrōpoin dia pantou.In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.
aproskopois“blameless”subjectnominative plural2×
1 Corinthians 10:32“no offense”aproskopois kai Ioudaioi ginevōr kai Hellēnoi kai ta ekklēsa tou theou,Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—
Philippians 1:10“blameless”eis tem dokimazarō vin teim diaferarōteim, hina aveiō eilikrinois kai aproskopois eis hēmeran Christou,so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,