Strong's Lexicon
G172
G172 — ἄκακος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G172 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἄκακος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G1 (as a negative particle) and G2556 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | akakos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ak'-ak-os |
| Meaning: | 1. not bad 2. (objectively) innocent 3. (subjectively) unsuspecting |
| KJV Renderings: | harmless, simple |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἄκακος, (κακός);
a. without guile or fraud, harmless; free from guilt: Heb 7:26; (cf. Clement, fragment 8, Jacobson edition (Lightfoot S. Clement of Rome etc., p. 219): ἄκακος ὁ πατήρ πνεῦμα ἔδωκεν ἄκακον).
b. fearing no evil from others, distrusting no one, (cf. English guileless): Rom 16:18. ((Aeschylus) Plato, Demosthenes, Polybius, others; the Sept.) (Cf. Trench, § lvi.; Tittmann i., p. 27f.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἄκακος (harmless)
Romans 16:18
- KJV: For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ but their own belly and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple
- GK: οι γαρ τοιούτοι τω κυρίω ημών Ιησού χριστώ ου δουλεύουσιν αλλά τη εαυτών κοιλία και διά της χρηστολογίας και ευλογίας εξαπατώσι τας καρδίας των ακάκων
Hebrews 7:26
- KJV: For such an high priest became us holy harmless undefiled separate from sinners and made higher than the heavens
- GK: τοιούτος γαρ ημίν έπρεπεν αρχιερεύς όσιος άκακος αμίαντος κεχωρισμένος από των αμαρτωλών και υψηλότερος των ουρανών γενόμενος