Strong’s G299 · Greek

ἄμωμος
ámōmos

Definition

unblemished (literally or figuratively)

Etymology

from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and G3470 (μῶμος);

Where the KJV renders it

  • without blame (blemish
  • fault
  • spot)
  • faultless
  • unblamable

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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