ἀναμάρτητος

ἀναίτιος anaítios · G338 · guiltless, innocent

Greek adjective meaning 'guiltless' or 'innocent,' used of those without blame or accusation; shares the semantic field of being free from guilt, though ἀναμάρτητος specifically emphasizes freedom from sin while ἀναίτιος emphasizes freedom from legal or moral blame

ἄμεμπτος ámemptos · G273 · blameless, without blame, innocent

Greek adjective meaning 'blameless' or 'without fault,' describing one who cannot be found at fault; while ἀναμάρτητος denotes absolute sinlessness, ἄμεμπτος focuses on the absence of any grounds for blame or reproach

ἄμωμος ámōmos · G299 · without defect, without blemish, blameless

Greek adjective meaning 'without blemish' or 'unblemished,' often used of sacrificial animals and metaphorically of moral purity; overlaps with ἀναμάρτητος in denoting a state free from defect or sin, though ἄμωμος can emphasize ritual/sacrificial perfection

ἔνοχος énochos · G1777 · guilty, liable, guilty and deserving

Greek adjective meaning 'guilty' or 'liable to judgment,' the lexical opposite of ἀναμάρτητος (sinless/guiltless); one who is ἔνοχος is held accountable for wrongdoing, while one who is ἀναμάρτητος is free from sin

נָקִי nâqîy · H5355 · innocent, free from obligation, not liable

Hebrew adjective meaning 'innocent' or 'free from guilt,' used in contexts of moral or ritual cleanness; can translate Greek ἀναμάρτητος in contexts requiring a state of being without sin or guilt

תָּמִים tâmîym · H8549 · whole, complete, full

Hebrew adjective meaning 'complete' or 'blameless,' often used of moral integrity and perfection before God; overlaps with the sinless/guiltless semantic range of ἀναμάρτητος

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In John 8:7, Jesus tells the accusers of the woman caught in adultery, “He who is without sin (anamártētos) among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her,” describing a person entirely free of sin.

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.