Strong’s G121 · Greek
ἄθωος
áthōos
Definition
not guilty
Etymology
from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and probably a derivative of G5087 (τίθημι) (meaning a penalty);
Where the KJV renders it
- innocent
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