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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 1506. εἰλικρινής (eilikrinés) -- Pure, sincere, unmixed</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1506.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/mark/10-24.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/1506.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 1506</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/1505.htm" title="1505">◄</a> 1506. eilikrinés <a href="../greek/1507.htm" title="1507">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">eilikrinés: Pure, sincere, unmixed</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">εἰλικρινής</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>eilikrinés<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ay-lee-kree-NAYS<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(i-lik-ree-nace')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Pure, sincere, unmixed<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>(originally: unmixed), pure, uncontaminated, sincere.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek words "heíle" (sunlight) and "krínō" (to judge or discern), suggesting something that is judged by sunlight, or pure when examined in the light.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "eilikrinés," the concept of purity and sincerity can be related to Hebrew words like "תָּם" (tam, Strong's 8535) meaning complete or blameless, and "זַךְ" (zakh, Strong's 2134) meaning pure or clean.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "eilikrinés" conveys the idea of purity and sincerity, often in a moral or ethical sense. It describes something that is genuine, without hidden motives or deceit. In the New Testament, it is used to describe a purity of heart and intention that is transparent and unblemished when exposed to the light of truth.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the concept of purity was often associated with religious and moral integrity. The imagery of sunlight as a means of testing purity was common, as sunlight reveals imperfections and impurities. In the context of the early Christian church, sincerity and purity were highly valued virtues, reflecting a life transformed by the Gospel and aligned with God's truth.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>1506</b> <i>eilikrinḗs</i> (from <i>heilē</i>, "<i>shining of the sun</i>" and <a href="/greek/2929.htm">2929</a> <i>/krystallízō</i>, "to judge") – properly, <i>rightly</i> judged because seen in <i>full light</i>; (figuratively) <i>judged</i> in the <i>rays of God's light</i>, i.e. with <i>divine clarity</i> (spiritual vision) which results in <i>real insight</i> (discernment). </p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/1506.htm">1506</a> <i>/eilikrinḗs</i> ("sincere because transparent") describes something <i>proven</i> because <i>well-examined</i> (totally scrutinized) – therefore, <i>certified as sincere</i> (<i>inwardly pure</i>). <a href="/greek/1506.htm">1506</a> (<i>eilikrinḗs</i>) naturally refers to something <i>completely clear</i>, free from hypocrisy (deceit, wickedness) which <i>stands in the full light</i> of God's approval. This term is used twice in the NT (Phil 1:10; 2 Pet 3:1).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain origin, perhaps from heilé (the sun's ray) and <a href="/greek/2919.htm">krinó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>judged by sunlight, unalloyed, pure<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>sincere (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1506: εἰλικρινής</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">εἰλικρινής</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἐιλικρινες</span> ((on the breathing see <span class="manuref">WH</span>'s Appendix, p. 144; Liddell and Scott, under the word, at the end); commonly supposed to be from <span class="greek2">εἴλη</span> or <span class="greek2">ἕλη</span>, sunlight, and <span class="greek2">κρίνω</span>, properly, found pure when unfolded and examined by the sun's light; hence, some write <span class="greek2">εἰλικρινής</span>. (see references above); according to the conjecture of others from <span class="greek2">ἐιλος</span>, <span class="greek2">ἐίλειν</span>, properly, sifted and cleansed by rapid movement or rolling to and fro), <span class="accented">pure, unsullied, sincere</span>; of the soul, an <span class="greek2">εἰλικρινής</span> man: <a href="/interlinear/philippians/1-10.htm">Philippians 1:10</a>; <span class="greek2">διάνοια</span>, <a href="/interlinear/2_peter/3-1.htm">2 Peter 3:1</a>. (Wis. 7:25, where cf. Grimm, Exgt. Hdb.; (see, on the word, also <span class="abbreviation">Trench</span>, § lxxxv.); (<span class="abbreviation">Hippocrates</span>), <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>), <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Philo</span> (others).)<FOOTNOTE:1> [<span class="arttitle">SYNONYMS:</span> <span class="greek2">εἰλικρινής</span>, <span class="greek2">καθαρός</span>: According to <span class="abbreviation">Trench</span> as above the former word expresses freedom from the falsehoods, the latter from the defilements, of the flesh and of the world.] <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>pure, sincere. <p>From heile (the sun's ray) and <a href="/greek/2919.htm">krino</a>; judged by sunlight, i.e. Tested as genuine (figuratively) -- pure, sincere. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2919.htm">krino</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ειλικρινεις ειλικρινείς εἰλικρινεῖς ειλικρινη ειλικρινή εἰλικρινῆ eilikrine eilikrinê eilikrinē eilikrinē̂ eilikrineis eilikrineîs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/philippians/1-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Philippians 1:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/philippians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἵνα ἦτε <b>εἰλικρινεῖς</b> καὶ ἀπρόσκοποι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/philippians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in order <span class="itali">to be sincere</span> and blameless<br><a href="/kjvs/philippians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ye may be <span class="itali">sincere</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/philippians/1-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> that you might be <span class="itali">pure</span> and blameless<p><b><a href="/text/2_peter/3-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Peter 3:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular">Adj-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑπομνήσει τὴν <b>εἰλικρινῆ</b> διάνοιαν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_peter/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I am stirring <span class="itali">up your sincere</span> mind<br><a href="/kjvs/2_peter/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I stir up your <span class="itali">pure</span> minds by way<br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/3-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> putting [you] in remembrance <span class="itali">pure</span> mind<p><b><a href="/greek/1506.htm">Strong's Greek 1506</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1506.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/eilikrine__1506.htm">εἰλικρινῆ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eilikrineis_1506.htm">εἰλικρινεῖς — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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