ἀδιαφθορία
adiaphthoría · G90 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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integrity, sincerity
The quality of integrity as an expression of moral soundness
ExamplesTitus 2:7 in all things show yourself to be an example of good deeds, with purity in doctrine, dignified,
Near synonyms 2 words
- ἀφθαρσία aphtharsía · G861 · immortal, immortality, unceasing
- Close synonym sharing the notion of incorruptibility; ἀφθαρσία is more common (8 NT occurrences) and often emphasizes the state of being imperishable, while ἀδιαφθορία (1 occurrence, Titus 2:7) emphasizes moral soundness/purity in teaching.
- ἁγνότης hagnótēs · G54 · to be without moral defect, purity
- Distinct term for moral purity and sincerity; while ἀδιαφθορία emphasizes freedom from corruption (especially in doctrine), ἁγνότης emphasizes positive purity and holiness of character.
In the other Testament 1 word
- תָּמִים tâmîym · H8549 · whole, complete, full
- Hebrew adjective denoting moral and cultic purity/wholeness, commonly used to describe unblemished sacrifices and blameless persons, a natural equivalent for the notion of incorruptibleness.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Integrity, sincerity88.43
- This noun denotes soundness and sincerity of character, as in Titus 2:7's instruction to show oneself an example of good deeds, with purity in doctrine and dignity.
Word family 38 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (ας, ἡ (from ἀδιάφθορος incorrupt, incorruptible; and this from ἀδιαφθείρω),…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
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.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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