Blameless Blame

Blameless Blame

'''A — 1: μωμάομαι (Strong'S #3469 — Verb — momaomai — mo-mah'-om-ahee )

"to find fault with, to blame, or calumniate," is used in  2 Corinthians 6:3 , of the ministry of the Gospel; in 8:20, of the ministration of financial help.

 Mark 7:2 Romans 9:19 Hebrews 8:8Fault. Galatians 2:11Condemn.

'''B — 1: ἄμωμος (Strong'S #299 — Adjective — amomos — am'-o-mos )

See Blemish , B.

'''B — 2: ἀμώμητος (Strong'S #298 — Adjective — amometos — am-o'-may-tos )

translated in  Philippians 2:15 "without blemish" (Av, "without rebuke"), is rendered "blameless" in   2 Peter 3:14 (Av and Rv).

'''B — 3: ἄμεμπτος (Strong'S #273 — Adjective — amemptos — am'-emp-tos )

related to memphomai (A, Note), is translated "unblameable" in  1 Thessalonians 3:13; "blameless," in  Luke 1:6;  Philippians 2:15;  3:6; "faultless" in  Hebrews 8:7 . See Faultless , Unblameable.

'''B — 4: ἀναίτιος (Strong'S #338 — Adjective — anaitios — an-ah'ee-tee-os )

"guiltless" (a, negative, n, euphonic, and aitia, "a charge"), is translated, "blameless" in the Av of  Matthew 12:5 , "guiltless" in  Matthew 12:7 . The Rv has "guiltless" in both places. In the Sept., in  Deuteronomy 19:10,13;  21:8-9 . See Guiltless.

'''B — 5: ἀνεπίλημπτος (Strong'S #423 — Adjective — anepileptos — an-ep-eel'-ape-tos )

lit., "that cannot be laid hold of," hence, "not open to censure, irreproachable" (from a, negative, n, euphonic, and epilambano, "to lay hold of"), is used in  1 Timothy 3:2;  5:7;  6:14 (in all three places the Rv has "without reproach;" in the first two Av, "blameless," in the last, "unrebukeable;" an alternative rendering would be "irrephensible"). See Reproach , Unrebukeable.

'''B — 6: ἀνέγκλητος (Strong'S #410 — Adjective — anenkletos — an-eng'-klay-tos )

signifies "that which cannot be called to account" (from a, negative, n, euphonic, and enkaleo, "to call in"), i.e., with nothing laid to one's charge (as the result of public investigation), in  1 Corinthians 1:8 , Rv, "unreproveable," Av, "blameless;" in  Colossians 1:22 , Av and Rv, "unreproveable;" in  1 Timothy 3:10;  Titus 1:6,7 , Av and Rv, "blameless." It implies not merely acquittal, but the absence of even a charge or accusation against a person. This is to be the case with elders.

'''C — 1: ἀμέμπτως (Strong'S #274 — Adverb — amemptos — am-emp'-toce )

in  1 Thessalonians 2:10 , "unblameably;" in  1 Thessalonians 5:23 , "without blame," Av, "blameless," is said of believers at the Judgment-Seat of Christ in His Parousia (His presence after His coming), as the outcome of present witness and steadfastness. See B, No. 3, above.