ἀκέραιος akéraios
Meaning
unmixed, i.e. (figuratively) innocent
In the King James Version: harmless, simple
Derivation: from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of G2767 (κεράννυμι);
Where it is used
- Matthew 10:16 Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
- Romans 16:19 Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.
- Philippians 2:15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world