Guileless (without Guile) - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Guileless (without Guile)

[ 1,,G97, adolos ]
without guile" (a, negative, and dolos, See GUILE), "pure, unadulterated," is used metaphorically of the teaching of the Word of God, 1 Peter 2:2, RV. It is used in the papyri writings of seed, corn, wheat, oil, wine, etc.

[ 2,,G172, akakos ]
lit., "without evil" (a, negative, kakos, "evil"), signifies "simple, guileless," Romans 16:18, "simple," of believers (perhaps = unsuspecting, or, rather, innocent, free from admixture of evil); in Hebrews 7:26, RV, "guileless" (AV, "harmless"), the character of Christ (more lit., "free from evil"). Cp. Sept., Job 2:3; Job 8:20; Proverbs 1:4; Proverbs 14:15. See HARMLESS.

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