HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3971
מאוּם
m.um — blemish
1) blemish, spot, defect 1a) of physical defect 1b) of moral stain
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Blemish
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G3470
μῶμος
mōmos — blemish
μῶμος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX, of physical blemishes : Lev.21:17 ff., Deu.15:21, Sng.4:7, al. (מאוּם); of mental defect, Sir.20:24, al. ;] 1. in cl. poets and late prose, blame, disgrace. 2. In LXX, perb. because of resemblance to a physical blemish (cf. ἄμωμος, 1Pe.1:19, and see Hort., in l); metaphorically, of licentious persons, 2Pe.2:13.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8549
תָּמִים
ta.mim — unblemished
: unblemished/perfect 1) complete, whole, entire, sound 1a) complete, whole, entire 1b) whole, sound, healthful 1c) complete, entire (of time) 1d) sound, wholesome, unimpaired, innocent, having integrity 1e) what is complete or entirely in accord with truth and fact (neuter adj/subst)
75 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G299
ἄμωμος
amōmos — blameless
ἄ-μωμος, -ον (μῶμος, which see), [in LXX chiefly for תָּמִים ]; of sacrificial victims, without blemish: of Christ, Heb.9:14, 1Pe.1:19; etbically, unblemished, faultless: Eph.1:4 5:27, Php.2:15, Col.1:22, Ju 24, Rev.14:5 (Cremer, 425, 788; MM, VGT, see word).† SYN.: ἀμίαντος, ἄσπιλος (AS)
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4696
σπίλος
spilos — stain
σπίλος (Rec. σπῖλος), -ου, ὁ 1. a rock, cliff (Arist., al.). 2. In late writers = Att.. κηλίς (see Rutherford, NPhr., 87 f.), a spot, stain; metaphorically, (a) of moral blemish: Eph.5:27 (b) of riotous and lascivious persons (cf. Dion. Hal., quoted by Mayor, in l): 2Pe.2:13.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1848
דֳּפִי
do.phi — slander
a blemish, fault
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9798
ψόγος
psogos — fault
1. a blamable fault, a blemish, flaw , (Simonides Lyricus) 2. blame, censure , (Pindar) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
Imperfection or bodily deformity excluding men from the priesthood, and rendering animals unfit to be offered in sacrifice (Lev. 21:17-23; 22:19-25). The Christian church, as justified in Christ, is “without blemish” (Eph. 5:27). Christ offered himself a sacrifice “without blemish,” acceptable to God (1 Pet. 1:19).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.