- *G299 *0 ἄμωμος (am'-o-mos) : from G1 (as a negative particle) and G3470; unblemished (literally or figuratively):--without blame (blemish, fault, spot), faultless, unblamable.
- αμωμους *3
- Ephesians 1:4 ... should be holy and without blame before him in love:
- Colossians 1:22 ... you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in ...
- Jude 1:24 ... from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his ...
- αμωμον *2
- Hebrews 9:14 ... Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your ...
- Revelation 18:13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, ...
- αμωμος
- Ephesians 5:27 ... it should be holy and without blemish.
- αμωμα
- Philippians 2:15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons ...
- αμωμου
- 1 Peter 1:19 ... of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
- αμωμοι
- Revelation 14:5 ... guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
35. Usage - unblemished
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Words: αμωμα αμωμοι αμωμον=2 αμωμος αμωμου αμωμους=3
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36. Crooked and perverse
Philippians 2:15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; [kjv]
ινα γενησθε αμεμπτοι και ακεραιοι τεκνα θεου αμωμα μεσον γενεας σκολιας και διεστραμμενης εν οις φαινεσθε ως φωστηρες εν κοσμω [gnt]
The ancient Greek word
"σκολιός" ≈ "curved, bent, twisted" as in the source of the medical term
"scoliosis".
The modern Greek word
"σκολιός" (sko-lee-OS) ≈ "crooked".
37. Kurtosis
38. Leviticus 21:20
KJV: Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
Hebrew: או גבן או דק או תבלל בעינו או גרב או ילפת או מרוח אשך׃
Greek: η κυρτος η εφηλος η πτιλος τους οφθαλμους η ανθρωπος ω αν η εν αυτω ψωρα αγρια η λιχην η μονορχις
39. Deuteronomy
These exact words for "
crooked" and "
perverse", as well as "
generation", appear in the
LXX in Deuteronomy 32:5, along with the word for "
spot", as used by Paul in Philippians 2:15.
Deuteronomy 32:5 They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation. [kjv]
ημαρτοσαν ουκ αυτω τεκνα μωμητα γενεα σκολια και διεστραμμενη [lxx]
40. Deuteronomy 32:5
KJV: They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.
Hebrew: שחת לו לא בניו מומם דור עקש ופתלתל׃
Greek: ημαρτοσαν ουκ αυτω τεκνα μωμητα γενεα σκολια και διεστραμμενη
41. Context
Might the context of Deuteronomy fit what Paul is saying about the "
bishops" and church leadership?
Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he. [kjv]
32:5 They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation. [kjv]
32:6 Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee? [kjv]
42. Deuteronomy 32:4
KJV: He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
Hebrew: הצור תמים פעלו כי כל דרכיו משפט אל אמונה ואין עול צדיק וישר הוא׃
Greek: θεος αληθινα τα εργα αυτου και πασαι αι οδοι αυτου κρισεις θεος πιστος και ουκ εστιν αδικια δικαιος και οσιος κυριος
43. Deuteronomy 32:6
KJV: Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?
Hebrew: ה ליהוה תגמלו זאת עם נבל ולא חכם הלוא הוא אביך קנך הוא עשך ויכננך׃
Greek: ταυτα κυριω ανταποδιδοτε ουτω λαος μωρος και ουχι σοφος ουκ αυτος ουτος σου πατηρ εκτησατο σε και εποιησεν σε και εκτισεν σε
44. Perverse nations
Can anyone think of a historical example of a "
crooked and perverse nation"? For a semantic match by meaning, consider some verses from Isaiah.
Isaiah 5:18 Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope: [kjv]
5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! [kjv]
5:21 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! [kjv]
45. Isaiah 5:18
KJV: Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:
Hebrew: הוי משכי העון בחבלי השוא וכעבות העגלה חטאה׃
Greek: ουαι οι επισπωμενοι τας αμαρτιας ως σχοινιω μακρω και ως ζυγου ιμαντι δαμαλεως τας ανομιας
46. Bitter and sweet
Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them … that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! [kjv]
Have you ever encountered a time when, due to peer pressure, etc., you are to not taste something as bitter but as sweet? Chocolate may be an example and/or exception.
47. Isaiah 5:20
KJV: Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Hebrew: הוי האמרים לרע טוב ולטוב רע שמים חשך לאור ואור לחשך שמים מר למתוק ומתוק למר׃
Greek: ουαι οι λεγοντες το πονηρον καλον και το καλον πονηρον οι τιθεντες το σκοτος φως και το φως σκοτος οι τιθεντες το πικρον γλυκυ και το γλυκυ πικρον
48. Isaiah 5:21
KJV: Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Hebrew: הוי חכמים בעיניהם ונגד פניהם נבנים׃
Greek: ουαι οι συνετοι εν εαυτοις και ενωπιον εαυτων επιστημονες
49. Table comparison
| Philippians side comparisons |
| Side |
Left |
Left |
Right |
Right |
| Verse |
KJV |
Greek |
Greek |
KJV |
| 1:15 |
good will |
good opinion |
eristic logic |
strife |
| 2:3 |
vainglory |
empty opinion |
eristic logic |
strife |
| 2:14 |
murmurings |
side‑opinions |
side‑reasonings |
disputings |
| 2:15 |
blameless |
without spots |
without horns |
harmless |
Do you see a pattern in these verses in Philippians covered so far?
50. End of page
The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations. 2004. James Surowiecki. Doubleday; Anchor.
The Greek for "harmless" means, literally, "without horns" and is related to "tittle".
