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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: 121. ἄθωος (athóos) -- Innocent</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/121.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/2_peter/2-7.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/121.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> > 121</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/120b.htm" title="120b">◄</a> 121. athóos <a href="../greek/122.htm" title="122">►</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">athóos: Innocent</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀθῷος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>athóos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>a-THO-os<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ath'-o-os)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Innocent<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>(sometimes: unpunished), guiltless, innocent.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek prefix "α-" (a-), meaning "not," and "θόος" (thoos), meaning "punished" or "guilty."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of innocence is "נָקִי" (naqiy), Strong's Hebrew #5355, which also means innocent or free from guilt.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "athóos" is used to describe someone who is free from guilt or blame, often in a legal or moral sense. It conveys the idea of being unpunished because one is not deserving of punishment. In the New Testament, it is used to emphasize the innocence of individuals in the context of accusations or judgments.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the concept of innocence was significant in both legal and moral contexts. Greek society placed a high value on justice and the proper administration of law. The term "athóos" would have been understood as a legal status, indicating that a person was not subject to punishment due to a lack of guilt. In the context of the New Testament, this concept is often tied to the innocence of Jesus Christ and His followers in the face of false accusations.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1.htm">alpha</a> (as a neg. prefix) and thóé (a penalty)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>unpunished<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>innocent (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 121: ἀθῶος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀθῶος</span></span> (<span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span>), more correctly <span class="greek2">ἀθῷος</span> (<span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> and <span class="manuref">T</span> (but not in his <span class="manuref">Sept.</span>. There is want of agreement among both the ancient gramm, and modern scholars; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Stephanus</span>' Thesaurus i. col. 875 c.; Lob. Path. Element. i. 440f (cf. ii. 377); see Iota)), , (<span class="greek2">θωή</span> (i. e., <span class="greek2">θωϊή</span>, cf. <span class="abbreviation">Etym. Magn.</span>, p. 26, 24) punishment) (from <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span> down), <span class="accented">unpunished, innocent</span>: <span class="greek2">αἷμα</span> <span class="greek2">ἀθῷον</span>, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-4.htm">Matthew 27:4</a> (<span class="manuref">Tr</span> marginal reading <span class="manuref">WH</span> text <span class="greek2">δίκαιον</span>, (<a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/27-25.htm">Deuteronomy 27:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/19-5.htm">1 Samuel 19:5</a>, etc.; 1 Macc. 1:37; 2 Macc. 1:8); <span class="greek2">ἀπό</span> <span class="greek2">τινος</span>, after the Hebrew <span class="hebrew">מִן</span> <span class="hebrew">נָקִי</span> ((<a href="/interlinear/numbers/32-22.htm">Numbers 32:22</a>; cf. <a href="/interlinear/genesis/24-41.htm">Genesis 24:41</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/3-28.htm">2 Samuel 3:28</a>; <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, 197 (185); <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 158 (138))), 'innocent (and therefore far) from,' <span class="accented">innocent of</span> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-24.htm">Matthew 27:24</a> (the guilt of the murder of this innocent man cannot be laid upon me); <span class="greek2">ἀπό</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">ἁμαρτίας</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Clement of Rome</span>, 1 Cor. 59, 2 [ET] (cf. <a href="/interlinear/numbers/5-31.htm">Numbers 5:31</a>). The Greeks say <span class="greek2">ἀθῷός</span> <span class="greek2">τίνος</span> (both in the sense of <span class="accented">free from</span> and <span class="accented">unpunished for</span>).<FOOTNOTE:1> <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>innocent. <p>From <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> (as a negative particle) and probably a derivative of <a href="/greek/5087.htm">tithemi</a> (meaning a penalty); not guilty -- innocent. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5087.htm">tithemi</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αθώα αθώοι αθώοις αθώον αθώόν Αθωος αθώος αθώός Ἀθῷός αθώου αθωωθής αθωωθήσεται αθωωμένη αθώων αθωώσει αθωώσης αθώωσόν αθωώσω Athôiós Athō̂iós Athoos Athōos<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/matthew/27-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 27:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular">Adj-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">παραδοὺς αἷμα <b>ἀθῷον</b> οἱ δὲ</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having betrayed blood <span class="itali">innocent</span> moreover<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/27-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 27:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὄχλου λέγων <b>Ἀθῷός</b> εἰμι ἀπὸ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I am <span class="itali">innocent</span> of this Man's<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> saying, I am <span class="itali">innocent</span> of the blood<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> crowd saying <span class="itali">Guiltless</span> I am of<p><b><a href="/greek/121.htm">Strong's Greek 121</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_121.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/atho_on_121.htm">ἀθῷον — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/atho_os_121.htm">Ἀθῷός — 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/120b.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="120b"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="120b" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/122.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="122"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="122" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>