Word study · Greek

eilikrinḗs

sincere, pure, unmixed

Say it: i-lik-rin-ACE (approximate)

εἰλικρινής

What it means

Pure, unmixed, tested by the light (perhaps from holding something to sunlight to see whether it is flawed). In 1:10, "that you may be sincere and blameless." Also in 2 Peter 3:1.

Range of meaning

  • SincereWithout hidden motives.
  • PureUnmixed.

In Philippians

Every verse (1)

Verses where G1506 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources