noun · feminine
eilikrineias
Greekεἰλικρίνεια (eilikrineia)
Strong’sG1505
clearness, sincerity, purity
stem eilikrinei-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** εἰλικρινία (Rec., cl., -κρινεία), -ας, ἡ
(< εἰλικρινής), [in LXX: Wi 7:25 A *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1505 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidi-lik-ree'-ni-ah
clearness, i.e. (by implication) purity (figuratively)
Fromfrom G1506;
King Jamessincerity.
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 | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | eilikrineias | eilikrineiais |
| object accusative | eilikrineian | eilikrineiain |
| direct address vocative | eilikrineiar | eilikrineiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | eilikrineiau2×εἰλικρινείας | eilikrineiaiu |
| to, for dative | eilikrineia1×εἰλικρινείᾳ | eilikrineiai |
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
eilikrineia 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
eilikrineiau“sincerity”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
1 Corinthians 5:8“sincerity”hōste heortazaneiō, mē en zuma palaia mēde en zuma kakiau kai ponēriau, alla en azumei eilikrineiau kai alētheiau.Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.
2 Corinthians 2:17“sincerity”ouk gar anō hōs tois pollois kapēleuarōtois ton logon tou theou, alla hōs ek eilikrineiau, alla hōs ek theou katenanti theou en Christo lalanō.For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
eilikrineia“sincerity”to, fordative singular1×
2 Corinthians 1:12“sincerity”Tas gar kauchēsias nu houtas atō, tem marturiem tau suneidēsiau nu, hoti en hagiota kai eilikrineia tou theou, ouk en sofia sarkika alla en charia theou, anastrefina en to kosmo, perissoterōs de pros vin;For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God — not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.