Strong’s G185 · Greek
ἀκέραιος
akéraios · ak-er'-ah-yos
Origin from Α (G1) (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of κεράννυμι (G2767);
Meaning unmixed, i.e. (figuratively) innocent
In the King James Version harmless, simple.
In 3 verses of the King James Version
- Matthew 10:16Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
- Romans 16:19For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.
- Philippians 2:15That 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;
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.