εἰλικρίνεια
eilikrineia · sincerity
Greek word · Strong’s number G1505 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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eilikrineia (εἰλικρίνεια) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “sincerity”.
Purity of intention, without mixture.
How to say it
ei·li·kri·nei·a
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Purity of motive, without guile.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- 1 Corinthians 5:8
So let us celebrate the feast, not with old leaven nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
- 2 Corinthians 1:12
For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you.
- 2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not like the many, peddling the word of God, but as from sincerity, but as from God, before God we speak in the Messiah.