Strong’s G283 · Greek
ἀμίαντος
amíantos
Definition
unsoiled, i.e. (figuratively) pure
Etymology
from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and a derivative of G3392 (μιαίνω);
Where the KJV renders it
- undefiled
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