adjective

athōos

Greekἀθῷος (athōos)

Strong’sG121

guiltless

stem athō-2 times in the New Testament2 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

innocent2×

What it means

ἀθῷος (Rec. wrongly, -ῶος; LS, s.v.; Mayser, 131), -ον

(< θωή, a penalty), [in LXX chiefly for נקה ni., pi., נָקִי;]

1. unpunished (MM, VGT, s.v.).

2. innocent: Mt 27:4 (WH, R, mg., δίκαιον) 27:24.

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

Strong’s G121 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidath'-o-os

not guilty

Fromfrom G1 (as a negative particle) and probably a derivative of G5087 (meaning a penalty);

King Jamesinnocent.

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	athōos1×Ἀθῷός	athōas	athōem1×ἀθῷον	athōois	athōais	athōeim
object accusative	athōon	athōan		athōoin	athōain
direct address vocative	athōor	athōar		athōoir	athōair
of, belonging to genitive	athōou	athōau	athōeu	athōoiu	athōaiu	athōeiu
to, for dative	athōo	athōa	athōe	athōoi	athōai	athōei

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

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

athō 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

athōos“innocent”subjectnominative singular1×

Matthew 27:24“innocent”horaratos de tos Pilatos hoti oudenem ōfelatō alla mallon thorubos ginetō lambaratos hudōrem aponipteta tain cheirain apenanti tou ochlou legarōtos; Athōos amō apo teu haimeu houtou; vis horevi.When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”

athōem“innocent”subject or objectdirect singular1×

Matthew 27:4“innocent”legarōtos; Hamartama paradōaratos haimem athōem. tois de legala; Tinem pros nin? sis horesi.“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”