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It conveys a sense of purity and simplicity, often associated with a childlike innocence or a lack of harmful intent. In the New Testament, it is used to describe individuals who are untainted by evil and who possess a sincere and straightforward character.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, virtues such as innocence and simplicity were often admired, though sometimes viewed with skepticism in a society that valued cunning and strategic thinking. The early Christian community, however, upheld innocence as a virtue, reflecting the teachings of Jesus, who emphasized purity of heart and sincerity. The concept of being "akakos" aligns with the Christian ideal of being "wise as serpents and innocent as doves" (Matthew 10:16, BSB).<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>172</b> <i>ákakos</i> (an adjective, derived from <a href="/greek/1.htm">1</a> <i>/A</i> "not" and <a href="/greek/2556.htm">2556</a> <i>/kakós</i>, "malignant") – properly, <i>not</i> harmful, describing someone innocent, down to their very intentions (motives), i.e. a person without any <i>desire to hurt</i> (<i>harm</i>).</p><p class="discovery">172/<i>akakos</i> ("a <i>character without guile</i>") means being <i>constitutionally harmless</i>, free from the desire to inflict <i>harm</i> (grief, hurt).</p><p class="discovery">[It is ultimately the negated form of <a href="/greek/2556.htm">2556</a> <i>/kakós</i> ("a rotten disposition, bent on inflicting <i>harm</i>").]</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>from <a href="/greek/1.htm">alpha</a> (as a neg. prefix) and <a href="/greek/2556.htm">kakos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>guileless<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>innocent (1), unsuspecting (1).<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 172: ἄκακος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἄκακος</span></span>, (<span class="greek2">κακός</span>); <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> <span class="accented">without guile</span> or <span class="accented">fraud, harmless; free from guilt</span>: <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/7-26.htm">Hebrews 7:26</a>; (cf. Clement, fragment 8, Jacobson edition (<span class="abbreviation">Lightfoot</span> S. Clement of Rome etc., p. 219): <span class="greek2">ἄκακος</span> <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> <span class="greek2">πατήρ</span> <span class="greek2">πνεῦμα</span> <span class="greek2">ἔδωκεν</span> <span class="greek2">ἄκακον</span>). <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> <span class="accented">fearing no evil from others, distrusting no one,</span> (cf. English <span class="accented">guileless</span>): <a href="/interlinear/romans/16-18.htm">Romans 16:18</a>. ((<span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span>) <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Demosthenes</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>, others; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span>) (Cf. <span class="abbreviation">Trench</span>, § lvi.; Tittmann i., p. 27f.)<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>harmless, simple, innocent.<p>From <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> (as a negative particle) and <a href="/greek/2556.htm">kakos</a>; not bad, i.e. (objectively) innocent or (subjectively) unsuspecting -- harmless, simple. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2556.htm">kakos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>άκακοι ακάκοις άκακον ακακος άκακος ἄκακος ακάκου ακάκους ακακων ακάκων ἀκάκων άκαν άκανα akakon akakōn akákon akákōn akakos ákakos<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/romans/16-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 16:18</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural">Adj-GMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καρδίας τῶν <b>ἀκάκων</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the hearts <span class="itali">of the unsuspecting.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/romans/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> deceive the hearts <span class="itali">of the simple.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/16-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> hearts of the <span class="itali">naïve</span><p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/7-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 7:26</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀρχιερεύς ὅσιος <b>ἄκακος</b> ἀμίαντος κεχωρισμένος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> holy, <span class="itali">innocent,</span> undefiled,<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [who is] holy, <span class="itali">harmless,</span> undefiled,<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/7-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> a high priest holy <span class="itali">innocent</span> undefiled separated<p><b><a href="/greek/172.htm">Strong's Greek 172</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_172.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/akako_n_172.htm">ἀκάκων — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/akakos_172.htm">ἄκακος — 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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