Word study · Greek
anénklētos
blameless
Say it: an-EN-klay-tos (approximate)
ἀνέγκλητος
What it means
Not open to accusation, above reproach (a- "not" plus enkaleō "to accuse"). In 1:22, Christ will present the Colossians "blameless before him." Used for the qualifications of overseers and deacons (1 Timothy 3:10; Titus 1:6-7).
Range of meaning
- Beyond reproachWithout a charge.
- BlamelessFree of accusation.
In Colossians
- Chapter 1
"And blameless before him" (1:22).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G0410 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources