εἰλικρινής
eilikrinēs · pure, sincere
Greek word · Strong’s number G1506 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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eilikrinēs (εἰλικρινής) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “pure, sincere”.
Pure, clean and unmixed; sincere.
How to say it
ei·li·kri·nēs
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
- Clean, unmixed with deceit, able to bear the sunlight.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- pure ×1
- sincere ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Philippians 1:10
so that you may test the things that matter, so that you may be pure and without offense for the day of the Messiah,
- 2 Peter 3:1
Beloved, this is now the second letter I am writing to you; in both of which I stir up your sincere mind by way of reminder,