- ἄμωμος
- ἄμωμος, ον (Hes.+; Arrian: 156 Fgm. 121 Jac.; CIG 1974; ins of Herod: APF 1, 1901, 220; LXX; Test12Patr; TestAbr A; GrBar 1:2; Philo, Congr. Erud. Grat. 106; Jos., Bell. 5, 229 al.; Just.; Mel.).① pert. to being without defect or blemish, unblemished of the absence of defects in sacrificial animals (Num 6:14; 19:2 al.; TestAbr A; Philo, Sacr. Abel. 51, Somn. 1, 62; Mel., P.) ἀμνάδας ἀσπίλους καὶ ἀ. GJs 4:3; hence of Christ as sacrificial lamb ὡς ἀμνοῦ ἀ. καὶ ἀσπίλου 1 Pt 1:19 (Mel., P. 12, 78). Cp. ἑαυτὸν προσήνεγκεν ἄ. τῷ θεῷ presented himself as an offering without blemish to God Hb 9:14.② pert. to being without fault and therefore morally blameless, blameless (Semonides 4; Aeschyl., Pers. 185; Hdt. 2, 177; Theocr. 18, 25; 2 Km 22:24; Ps 14:2; 17:24 al.).ⓐ of pers. (Sb 625; Sir 31:8; 40:19; Philo, Mut. Nom 60; Jos., Ant. 3, 279 w. καθαρός Just., D 17, 1, 3; 35, 8; Mel., P. 44, 312 of Christ): of the Christian community (w. ἅγιος) Eph 1:4; 5:27; (w. ἅγιος, ἀνέγκλητος) Col 1:22; (w. ἄσπιλος) 2 Pt 3:14 v.l.; τέκνα θεοῦ ἄ. Phil 2:15 (cp. ἀμώμητος); ἄ. εἰσιν Rv 14:5; cp. Jd 24; 1 Cl 50:2; ITr 13:3.ⓑ of characteristics (Jos., Ant. 3, 27f δίαιτα=way of life): βούλησις 1 Cl 35:5. ὄψις 36:2. πρόσωπον IPol 1:1. χεῖρες (w. ἱεραί) 1 Cl 33:4. διάνοια ITr 1:1. καρδία (w. καθαρά) Hv 4, 2, 5 (cp. Ps 118:80). πρόθεσις (w. ὅσιος) 1 Cl 45:7. συνείδησις (w. σεμνός, ἁγνός) 1:3; cp. Pol 5:3. χαρά IEph ins; IMg 7:1. πνεῦμα ISm ins (not the Holy Spirit, for the greeting parallels IEph ins and the use of ἄμωμος IRo; cp. ITrall 1, IPol 1); ἑνότης IEph 4:2; προστάγματα 1 Cl 37:1.—ἄμωμον παθεῖν suffer as a blameless person (of Christ) MPol 17:2.—DELG s.v. μῶμος. M-M. TW.
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