ἀκέραι-ος, ον (fem. -αία Sch. Ar. Pl. 593), Prose word (used by E., v. infr.) for poet. ἀκήρατος,
I
1. pure, unmixed, ὕδωρ Arist. HA 605a15; οἶνος Dsc. 5.6; ἀργύριον Poll. 3.86, etc.; untouched, γῆ, νομή, Pl. Criti. 111b, Arist. HA 575b3; unalloyed, ἡδοναί Epicur. Sent. 12.
2. of persons, pure in blood, E. Ph. 943.
II
1. unharmed, unravaged, ἀ. ἀπολαμβάνειν τὴν πόλιν Hdt. 3.146; γῆ Th. 2.18; χώρα D. 1.28; δύναμις, of an army, in full force, Th. 3.3; of troops, fresh, X. An. 6.5.9, Plb. 1.40.12, etc.; of property, untouched, οὐσία D. 44.23; ἐᾶν τι ἀσινὲς καὶ ἀ. IG 3.1418f; of a person, Persae. Stoic. 1.99.
2. metaph., pure, inviolate, ἀκέραιον ὡς σῴσαιμι Μενέλεῳ λέχος E. Hel. 48; [ τέχνη] ἀβλαβὴς καὶ ἀ. Pl. R. 342b; complete, perfect, φαντασίαι Phld. D. 3.8; ἐλπίς Plb. 6.9.3; ὁρμαί Id. 1.45.2.
3. of persons, uncontaminated, guileless, E. Or. 922; incorruptible, κριτής D.H. 7.4: c. gen., ἀ. κακῶν ἠθῶν Pl. R. 409a, cf. Men. Epit. 489; unprejudiced, with an open mind, Plb. 21.31.12.
4. ἐξ ἀκεραίου anew, Id. 23.4.10; while matters are undecided, Idd. 6.24.9; ἀκέραιον ἐᾶν leave alone, Id. 2.2.10; εἰς -ον ἀποκαθιστάναι, = Lat. in integrum restituere, IG 14.951. Adv. -ως, of payment, in full, Cic. Att. 15.21.2; unreservedly, Phld. Lib. p.57O.
G185 — ἀκέραιος
(κεράννυμι);
a. unmixed, pure, as wine, metals,
b. of the mind, without admixture of evil, free from guile, innocent, simple: [Mat 10:16]; [Rom 16:19]; [Phi 2:15]; (and frequent in secular writings). (Cf. Ellicott on Philippians, the passage cited; Trench, § lvi.; Tittmann 1:27f.)
** ἀκέραιος , - ον
( < κεράννυμι ),
[in LXX : [Ezr 8:13] * ;]
unmixed, pure, hence, metaph . ( cf. MM , VGT , s.v. ), guileless, simple: [Mat 10:10], [Rom 16:19], [Php 2:15]. †
SYN.: ἄδολος G97, ἄκακος G172, ἄπλοῦς G573 ( cf. Ellic . on Phi., i. c .; Tr., Syn. , § l v i).