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46. Blameless. Unblameable. Unreproveable. Without Spot (#181617)
46. Blameless. Unblameable. Unreproveable. Without Spot
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From:
Concise Bible Dictionary: Appendix
By:
George A. Morrish
Various Greek words are thus translated and with other similar meanings, but the renderings in the A. V. are not uniform: thus ἄμωμος, which occurs but seven times in the N. T., is translated in six different ways. ἄμωμος
(from
a, neg.
and μῶμος
‘
spot') signifies ‘without spot or blemish'; and in this sense it is employed in the LXX three times, in
Numb. 6:14
14
And he shall offer his offering unto the Lord, one he lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offerings, (Numbers 6:14)
respecting the offerings: the animals must be without blemish. From this it came to be used in a moral sense. It occurs in
Col. 1:22
22
In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: (Colossians 1:22)
along with ἀνέγκλητος: "to present you holy and unblameable (ἄμ.) and unimpeachable (ἀν.) before him"
ἀμώμητος is a kindred word and has the same signification. It occurs but twice, namely,
Phil. 2:15
15
That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; (Philippians 2:15)
and
2 Pet. 3:14
14
Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. (2 Peter 3:14)
: in the latter it is accompanied by ἄσπιλος,
"
be diligent.... without spot (ἄσ.) and unblameable (ἀμ.)"
ἀμεμπος (from
a, neg.
and μέμφομαι,
‘
to blame,') signifies ‘without blame.' Paul in his former life had nothing to accuse himself of as to the righteousness of the law.
Phil. 3:6
6
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. (Philippians 3:6)
; Zacharias and his wife were irreproachable,
Luke 1:6
6
And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. (Luke 1:6)
; the saints also should be irreproachable.
Phil. 2:15
15
That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; (Philippians 2:15)
;
1 Thess. 3:13
13
To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints. (1 Thessalonians 3:13)
. Had the first covenant been ‘faultless' there had been no place for a second.
Heb. 8:7
7
For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. (Hebrews 8:7)
.
ἀνέγκλητος, (from
a, neg.
and ἐγκαλέω,
‘
to accuse'), beside
Col. 1:22
22
In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: (Colossians 1:22)
mentioned above, occurs only in
1 Tim. 3:10
10
And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. (1 Timothy 3:10)
;
Titus 1:6, 7
6
If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
7
For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; (Titus 1:6‑7)
, where elders and deacons should be unimpeachable; and in
1 Cor. 1:8
8
Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 1:8)
, where the Lord Jesus will confirm the saints unimpeachable in His own day. There will be no room for any possible accusation.
ἀνεπίληπτος (from
a, neg.
and ἐπίληπτος, ‘blameable') occurs only in
1 Tim. 3:2; 5:7
2
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; (1 Timothy 3:2)
7
And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless. (1 Timothy 5:7)
, translated ‘blameless ' in the A. V.; and in
1 Tim. 6:14
14
That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: (1 Timothy 6:14)
, ‘unrebukeable.' Archbishop Trench suggests ‘irreprehensible ' for this word, which rendering was given in the Rheims Edition in
1 Tim. 3:2
2
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; (1 Timothy 3:2)
. It implies that there is nothing that an enemy can lay hold of.
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