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Sincere; Sincerity
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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sin - sẽr ´, sin - ser´i - ti ( תּמים , tāmı̄m ; ἀφθαρσία , aphtharsı́a , εἰλικρίνεια , eilikrı́neia ): "Sincerity" occurs once in the Old Testament as the translation of tāmı̄m , "complete," "entire," "sincere," etc. ( Joshua 24:14 ); the same word is translated "sincerity" (Judges 9:16 , Judges 9:19 , the Revised Version (British and American) "uprightly"). Four different words are rendered "sincere," "sincerely" "sincerity," in the New Testament: ádolos , "without guile," "unadulterated," "desire the sincere milk of the word" (1 Peter 2:2 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "the spiritual," the American Revised Version margin "Greek, 'belonging to the reason'; compare Romans 12:1 ," the English Revised Version margin reasonable"), "milk which is without guile," with no other purpose but to nourish and benefit the soul (Alford); hagnōs , "without blame," "pure," "preach Christ ... not sincerely" (Philippians 1:17 ); aphtharsia , "without corruption" (Ephesians 6:24 , the King James Version "that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity," the American Standard Revised Version "with a love incorruptible," margin " 'in incorruption.' See Romans 2:7 ," the English Revised Version "uncorruptness"; Titus 2:7 , the King James Version "shewing uncorruptness ... sincerity," the Revised Version (British and American) "uncorruptness"); gnḗsios , "not spurious" (2 Corinthians 8:8 ); eilikrinḗs , literally,, judged of in the sunlight, hence, "clear," "manifest" (Philippians 1:10 ); eilikrineia , with same meaning, is translated "sincerity" (1 Corinthians 5:8; 2 Corinthians 1:12; 2 Corinthians 2:17 ).
The Revised Version (British and American) has "sincere" for "pure" (2 Peter 3:1 ), "sincerely" for "clearly" (Job 33:3 ).
In The Wisdom of Song of Solomon 7:25 we have eilikrinēs in the description of Wisdom as a "pure influence," the Revised Version (British and American) "clear effluence."
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Sincere; Sincerity'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/s/sincere-sincerity.html. 1915.
